養父

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 養父 is read as ようふ and is a noun meaning adoptive father.
• Basic usage: It identifies the family relation in contexts such as learning a skill from one's adoptive father or recording memories shared with him.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• The source of learning
  • 養父から marks the adoptive father as the person from whom a skill was learned. Example: 彼は養父から木工の技術を学んだ。
• Shared memories
  • 養父との思い出 means memories with one's adoptive father, with と linking the other person in the relationship. Example: 養父との思い出を日記に書き留めた。