考こう妣ひ

noun

deceased parents; one's late mother and father

Archaic term used in classical Chinese-influenced contexts, such as old family records or formal epitaphs. Not used in modern everyday Japanese.

• 古ふるい墓ぼ碑ひには「考こう妣ひ」と刻きざまれていることがある。

  Old tombstones sometimes have 考妣 carved on them.