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親

parent
Stroke count: 16

Readings

On readingシン
Kun readingおや、おや-、した.しい、した.しむ
JōyōGrade 2
  1. mother and father
  2. dealer
  3. banker

Popular Usage

両親親切親戚親友親しい親指親類

Radicals and components

Radical見seeComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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red pepper · stand up (立) · vase · tree (木) · wood (木) · see · telescope · eye (目) · human legs (儿)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1621

Compound words

両親りょうしん
parents; both parents
親切しんせつ
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly
親戚しんせき
relative; relation; kin
親友しんゆう
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
親しいしたしい
close (e.g. friend); familiar; friendly; intimate; familiar (e.g. story)
親指おやゆび
thumb; big toe
親類しんるい
relative; relation; kin
近親きんしん
near relative
懇親こんしん
friendship; intimacy
親愛しんあい
deep affection; dear; beloved
親衛しんえい
monarch's guards
親子おやこ
parent and child
親善しんぜん
friendship; goodwill; friendly relations; amity
親族しんぞく
relative; relation; kin
親日しんにち
pro-Japanese
親父おやじ
one's father; one's old man; dad; pops; middle-aged (or older) man
親分おやぶん
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
親方おやかた
master; boss; chief; foreman; supervisor
親睦しんぼく
friendship; amity
親密しんみつ
intimacy; friendship
肉親にくしん
blood relationship; blood relative
父親ちちおや
father
母親ははおや
mother
親交しんこう
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations

Stroke Order

16 strokes

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