Vocab Info

N4 Noun, の-adjective

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

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1. 1.

        parent, parents, mother and father

        Only applies to 親
      2. 2.

        dealer, banker

        Card games, Mahjong, Only applies to 親,

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      3. 3.

        founder, inventor

      4. 4.

        (pet) owner

        Only applies to 親
    2. の-adjective, Noun

      1. 5.

        key, parent (organization), main

        Only applies to 親
    3. Noun

      1. 6.

        ancestor, forefather

    All Forms

    親 【おや】、祖 【おや】

    Details

      • お

      • や

    • Frequency

      General Top 500

    Examples

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    • 親(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
    • 僕(ぼく)の親(おや)はあまり優(やさ)しい人(ひと)ではなかった。

      My parents were not very kind people.

      • N4
    • 育(そだ)ての親(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 must take good care of our parents who raised us.

      • N4
    • 親(おや)として、時(とき)には子供(こども)を厳(きび)しく叱(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)は我々(われわれ)の会社(かいしゃ)の親(おや)に当(あ)たるので逆(さか)らうことなど到底(とうてい)出(で)来(き)っこない。

      That company is essentially our parent company, so there's absolutely no way we could go against them.

      • N3
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