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親

Parent
Stroke count: 16

Readings

On readingシン
Kun readingおや、した.しい、した.しむ
JLPT level: N4JōyōGrade 2Level 10

Verbs with «親»

親しむ

Meanings

  1. parentRtK
    彼は大学卒業後１０年間親のすねをかじって生活してきた。He has lived off his parents for ten years since he graduated from college.tatoeba
    彼は大学の学費を親に頼っている。He depends on his parents for his university fees.tatoeba
  2. dealer (cards)
  3. familiarity
  4. intimacy
  5. relative
    親族達は彼の無罪を確信していた。His relatives were convinced of his innocence.tatoeba
    三代目の親戚、1857–1938。Joko SEGAWA the fourth (1857-1938) was a relative of Joko SEGAWA the third.wiki
  1. mother and father
  2. dealer
  3. banker

Synonyms

子胴

Popular Usage

両親親切親戚親友親しい親指親類

Radicals and components

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How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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red pepper · stand up (立) · vase · tree (木) · wood (木) · see · telescope · eye (目) · human legs (儿)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1621

Compound words

両親りょうしん
parents; both parents
親切しんせつ
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly
親戚しんせき
relative; relation; kin
親友しんゆう
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
親しいしたしい
close (e.g. friend); familiar; friendly; intimate; familiar (e.g. story)
親指おやゆび
thumb; big toe
親類しんるい
relative; relation; kin
親切なしんせつな
kind
不親切なふしんせつな
unkind
近親きんしん
near relative
懇親こんしん
friendship; intimacy
親愛しんあい
deep affection; dear; beloved
親衛しんえい
monarch's guards
親子おやこ
parent and child
親善しんぜん
friendship; goodwill; friendly relations; amity
親族しんぞく
relative; relation; kin
親日しんにち
pro-Japanese
親父おやじ
one's father; one's old man; dad; pops; middle-aged (or older) man
親分おやぶん
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
親方おやかた
master; boss; chief; foreman; supervisor
親睦しんぼく
friendship; amity
親密しんみつ
intimacy; friendship
肉親にくしん
blood relationship; blood relative
父親ちちおや
father

On Reading Examples

両親は彼を落ち着かせることに成功した。りょうしん
The parents succeeded in calming him down.tatoeba
私の親族は皆この町に住んでいる。しんぞく
All my relatives live in this city.tatoeba

Kun Reading Examples

彼は彼女と親しい間柄にある。したしい
He is on friendly terms with her.tatoeba
彼は親の意に背いて歌手になった。おや
He became a singer against his parents wishes.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は母親の力で有名になった。
He became famous thanks to his mother.tatoeba
彼は母親の到着を喜んだ。
He rejoiced at his mother's arrival.tatoeba
彼は母親の死の知らせを聞くと、ただ泣くばかりだった。
He did nothing but weep when he heard of his mother's death.tatoeba
彼は母親の健康を心配している。
He is anxious about his mother's health.tatoeba
それほどまでに思うてくれるそちが親切、
You think of me so much.wiki
取りついた家の人に親切にされていると、福の神に変わるという説もある。
Some say that if the people of the house it possessed treat it kindly, it transforms into a god of good fortune.wiki
多田頼貞と親しい間柄である。
He had good relationship with Yorisada TADA.wiki
桐壺帝や源氏とは公私共に親しい。
He has close relations with Emperor Kiritsubo and Genji both in public and private.wiki
瀬川如皐 (4代目)は親戚に当たる。
Joko SEGAWA (the fourth) was his relative.wiki
本田親友 22歳。
Chikatomo HONDA, age 22wiki
自称・鬼太郎の親友。
He is a self-appointed best friend of Kitaro.wiki
左手の親指を負傷。
He injured his left thumb.wiki
両手の親指先端をかすかに合わせる。
Lightly touch the tips of the thumbs together.wiki
浅野内匠頭の親類。
A relative of Asano Takumi no Kami.wiki
浅野内匠頭と大石内蔵助の親類。
A relative of Asano Takumi no Kami and Kuranosuke OISHI.wiki

Stroke Order

16 strokes

Parent; intimate. 立 + 木 (tree) + 見 (watch) — a parent standing in a tree watching over the children.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 親

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