親 — kanji meaning “parent”
親
parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards)
- Meanings
- parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards)
- On'yomi
- シン (shin)
- Kun'yomi
- おや、おや-、した.しい、した.しむ
- Name readings
- ぎ、ちか、のり
- Strokes
- 16
- School grade
- 2
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 3
- Newspaper frequency
- #406 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 147
- Chinese reading
- qīn, qìng — Chinese character page
Words with 親
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 母親 | ははおや hahaoya | mother |
| 父親 | ちちおや chichioya | father |
| 両親 | りょうしん ryoushin | parents; both parents |
| 親子 | おやこ oyako | parent and child |
| 親友 | しんゆう shin'yuu | close friend; bosom friend; buddy |
| 親族 | しんぞく shinzoku | relative; relation; kin |
| 親切 | しんせつ shinsetsu | kind; gentle; considerate |
| 親父 | おやじ oyaji | one's father; one's old man; dad |
| 親指 | おやゆび oyayubi | thumb |
| 親戚 | しんせき shinseki | relative; relation; kin |
| 親密 | しんみつ shinmitsu | intimacy; friendship |
| 親しみ | したしみ shitashimi | intimacy; affection; familiarity |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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