Vocab Info

N4 Noun

(おや)

parent, parents, dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.), founder, (pet) owner

    Details

    • Pitch Accent

    • General Top 500

    • Word Type

      Noun

    • 単語の書類

      名詞

    Examples

    • (おや)になった気分(きぶん)はどうですか?

      How does it feel to be a parent?

      N4
    • (ぼく)(おや)はあまり(やさ)しい(ひと)ではなかった。

      My parents were not very kind people.

      N4
    • (そだ)ての(おや)にはこれから親孝行(おやこうこう)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.

      N4
    • (おや)として、(とき)には子供(こども)(きび)しく(しか)らなければなりません。

      As parents, we must sometimes scold our children harshly.

      N3
    • その会社(かいしゃ)我々(われわれ)会社(かいしゃ)(おや)()たるので(さか)らうことなど到底(とうてい)()(きた)っこない。

      That company is the parent of our company, so there was no way we could go against them.

      N3
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