親 (oya) Kanji Meaning: "Parent" | Learn Kanji with Pictures

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Drawing: A parent climbs a tree to watch for the kids coming home.

親 means parent

intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards)

A parent climbs a tree to watch for the kids coming home.

On'yomi

  • シンshin

Kun'yomi

  • おやoya
  • した(しい)shitashii
  • した(しむ)shitashimu

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Common words

  • 親おやparent; parents
  • 父親ちちおやfather
  • 母親ははおやmother
  • 親子おやこparent and child

Through history

  1. Bronze script form of 親Bronze
  2. Seal script form of 親Seal
  3. Today

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