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親方 (oyakata)

Romaji: oyakata

Meaning

  1. master; boss; chief; foreman; supervisor
  2. stable master (sumo)
  3. craftsman; artisan
  4. foster parent

Kanji and stroke order

parent, intimacy, relative
on: シン
kun: おや、おや-、した.しい、した.しむ
16 strokes · JLPT 3
direction, person, alternative
on: ホウ
kun: かた、-かた、-がた
4 strokes · JLPT 3

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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