親 (おや)parent; parents; mother and father
- parent; parents; mother and fathernoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); bankernoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- founder; inventornoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- (pet) ownernoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- key; parent (organization); mainnouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- ancestor; forefathernoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Kanji in 親
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- 母親ははおやmother
- 父親ちちおやfather
- 両親りょうしんparents; both parents
- 親子おやこparent and child
- 親方おやかたmaster; boss
- 親類しんるいrelative; relation
- 肉親にくしんblood relationship; blood relative
- 親善しんぜんfriendship; goodwill
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