おう

noun

  1. father-in-law (of a woman). Archaism.
  2. grandfather.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
おう
阿翁 あおう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

Africa, flatter, fawn upon
おもね.る ア あわ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
can, passable, approval
カ コク -べ.き (5th)
street, ward, town
チョウ テイ チン (3rd, N1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
venerable old man
オウ おきな お (9th, N1)
public, prince, official
コウ おおやけ ク (2nd, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)
feathers, counter for birds, rabbits
はね は ば (2nd, N2)
learn(習) variant
hooked enclosure
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ こおり (Kentei 1)