親
親 — Parent
parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards)
On’yomiシン (shin)
Kun’yomiおや (oya)
Kun’yomiおや- (oya)
Kun’yomiしたしい (shitashii)
Kun’yomiしたしむ (shitashimu)
Stroke order (16 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 親
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 親 | おや oya | parent; parents; mother and father |
| 父親 | ちちおや chichioya | father |
| 母親 | ははおや hahaoya | mother |
| 両親 | りょうしん ryoushin | parents; both parents |
| 親子 | おやこ oyako | parent and child |
| 親方 | おやかた oyakata | master; boss; chief |
Study notes
親 is a JLPT N4 kanji written with 16 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 2), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #406 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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