Vocab Info
N4 Noun, No-adjective
親parent, parents, dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.), founder, (pet) owner
Dictionary Definition
Noun
1.
parent, parents, mother and father
Only applies to 親Noun
2.
dealer, banker
Noun
3.
founder, inventor
Noun
4.
(pet) owner
Only applies to 親No-adjective, Noun
5.
key, parent (organization), main
Only applies to 親Noun
6.
ancestor, forefather
All Forms
親 【おや】、祖 【おや】
Common・Uncommon
Details
Pitch Accent
お
や
General Top 500
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親になった気分はどうですか?
How does it feel to be a parent?
僕の親はあまり優しい人ではなかった。
My parents were not very kind people.
育ての親にはこれから親孝行をしなくてはいけません。
From now on we have to be kind to our parents who raised us.
親として、時には子供を厳しく叱らなければなりません。
As parents, we must sometimes scold our children harshly.
その会社は我々の会社の親に当たるので逆らうことなど到底出来っこない。
That company is the parent of our company, so there was no way we could go against them.
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