Meaning of 教父(きょうふ) in Japanese

教父
Kana Reading
きょうふ
Romaji
kyōfu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
    Meaning
    godfather; sponsor
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    church fathers

Related Kanji

父 JLPT 5

4 strokes

father

On'Yomi: フ

Kun'Yomi: ちち

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教 JLPT 4

11 strokes

teach, faith, doctrine

On'Yomi: キョウ

Kun'Yomi: おし.える, おそ.わる

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