慈父

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Chinese

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compassionate; gentle; merciful
compassionate; gentle; merciful; kind; humane
 
father
simp. and trad.
(慈父)

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Noun

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慈父

  1. loving father; affectionate father

Proper noun

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慈父

  1. (Mainland China, Internet slang, sarcastic) Joseph Stalin

Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: S

Grade: 2
on'yomi

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Noun

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()() (jifu

  1. loving father; affectionate father
    • 1941, 豊島与志雄, アフリカのスタンレー[1], 青空文庫:
      その()()のやうなやさしい(なぐさ)めと(かい)(はう)とに(たい)して、スタンレーは(かん)(しや)(なみだ)にくれました。
      Sono jifu no yō na yasashii nagusame to kaihō to ni taishite, Sutanrē wa kansha no namida ni kuremashita.
      Stanley was overcome with tears of gratitude for his tender consolation and nursing, which were like those of a loving father.
  2. An affectionate way to refer to one's father: my dear father

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