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    3. 養父

    養父

    養よう父ふ

    foster father

    KMT8News #19+1NounFamily & RelationshipsKanji Vocab19 strokes

    ようふ

    Noun

    1.
    foster father, adoptive father

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    彼かれは私わたしの養よう父ふです。

    He is my adoptive father.

    KMT5Family & Relationships
    養よう父ふは私わたしを実じつの子このように育そだててくれた。

    My adoptive father raised me as if I were his own child.

    KMT7Family & RelationshipsEmotions & Psychology
    養よう父ふはいつも私わたしの夢ゆめを応おう援えんしてくれた。

    My adoptive father always supported my dreams.

    KMT7Family & RelationshipsEmotions & Psychology
    養よう父ふの愛あい情じょう深ぶかい指し導どうが、彼かれの人じん生せいの基き盤ばんとなった。

    His adoptive father's loving guidance became the foundation of his life.

    KMT8Family & RelationshipsEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれは養よう父ふの事じ業ぎょうを継つぐことを決けつ意いした。

    He decided to take over his adoptive father's business.

    KMT8Family & RelationshipsBusiness & Finance

    Kanji that make up this word

    養
    やしな.う…(3)
    foster・bring up・rear・develop・nurture
    父
    ちち…(1)
    father
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