a father-in-law

joke / jest / colloquial

(archaic, derogatory) a countrified or rustic person: a hick, a bumpkin

a starfish; a sea star

(rare, obsolete) (all senses appear to be identical as for hitohi above)

presence of people

海星, 人手: starfish, sea star

(archaic, literary) (other) people; the world; the public

(Taoism, mostly used in titles) one who has attained the Tao; immortal; true man

(historical) the highest of the 八色の姓 (Yakusa no Kabane, “eight hereditary titles promulgated by Emperor Tenmu”) .