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先父 (せんぷ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

先せん父ぷ

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ん

ぷ

Meanings

1

noun

deceased father; my late father

Humble term used when referring to one's own deceased father. Not used for others' fathers.

先せん父ぷは生せい前ぜん、教きょう師しをしておりました。
My late father was a teacher during his lifetime.

Kanji

先before, ahead, previous
父father

Similar words

亡ぼう父ふ
Also means 'deceased father', but 亡父 is more formal and can be used in writing or public contexts, while 先父 is a humble, personal expression.
父ちち
The standard humble word for one's own father (living or deceased). 先父 explicitly indicates that the father has passed away.

Etymology

Compound of 先 (previous, former) and 父 (father). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning 'deceased father'.