親

親 — parent, intimacy, relative

JLPT: JLPT N4
Strokes: 16
Taught in: School year 2
Frequency: #406 most common

Readings

On'yomi came with the character from Chinese; kun'yomi is the native Japanese word it was borrowed for. A dot marks where okurigana takes over, a hyphen marks a prefix or suffix position.

On'yomi: しん shin
Kun'yomi: おや oya

おや- oya-

した.しい shita.shii

した.しむ shita.shimu

Example words for this kanji are being written.

Words that use 親

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