親
Kanji · JLPT N4 · People and family
親 Parent, Intimacy, Relative, Familiarity, Dealer (cards)
On'yomi Chinese-derived reading
しん
Mostly used when 親 combines with other kanji in compound words.
Kun'yomi native Japanese reading
おや、おや-、したしい、したしむ
Mostly used when 親 stands alone; the lighter kana are written after the kanji.
- Strokes
- 16
- JLPT
- N4
- Taught in
- Primary year 2
- Frequency
- #406
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