Kanji

親

parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards)

Kanji

Grade

Grade 2

Strokes

16 strokes

Radical

見部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

シン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

おや, おや-, したしい, したしむ

Nanori (Name Reading)

いたる, ちか, ちかし, なる, み, みる, もと, よしみ, より

Common Readings

シン, おや, した…しい, した…しむ

Example sentences

母親 ははおや
母親は子供の将来をいつも心配している。

A mother is always worried about her child's future.

くっつく くっつく
子どもは母親にぴったりくっついている。

The child is sticking close to the mother.

親 おや
親の助けを借りずに、自分の力で生きていきたい。

I want to live by my own strength without relying on my parents' help.

愛 あい
親の子に対する愛は、何物にも代えがたい。

A parent's love for their child is irreplaceable.

父親 ちちおや
私の父親は医者です。

My father is a doctor.

似る にる
彼は父親にとてもよく似ている。

He looks very much like his father.

両親 りょうしん
私の両親は日本に住んでいます。

My parents live in Japan.

甘える あまえる
彼女はいつまでも両親に甘えている。

She is still behaving like a spoiled child with her parents.

親父 おやじ
うちの親父は、若い頃から釣りが趣味だ。

My father's hobby has been fishing since he was young.

親友 しんゆう
私たちは小学校からの親友です。

We have been close friends since elementary school.

Example Vocabulary

母親

ははおや

mother

親

おや

parent; parents

父親

ちちおや

father

両親

りょうしん

parents

親父

おやじ

one's father; old man; boss

親友

しんゆう

best friend; close friend

親しい

したしい

close; intimate; familiar

親子

おやこ

parent and child

親戚

しんせき

relative; relation; kin

親指

おやゆび

thumb

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