丈じょう人じん

noun

elder; senior

Honorific term for an older or respected person. Rare in modern Japanese; more common in classical or formal contexts.

• 村むらの丈じょう人じんたちが集あつまって相そう談だんした。

  The village elders gathered and discussed.

noun

wife's father; father-in-law

Specifically refers to one's wife's father. Also rare; 義父 (ぎふ) or お義父さん are more common in modern speech.

• 彼かれは丈じょう人じんをとても尊そん敬けいしている。

  He deeply respects his father-in-law.