親

Meaning

親 centers on close personal connection: a parent, a relative, or the intimacy and familiarity that come from being near someone. The card-dealer sense is a specialized application where the dealer is the 'parent' of the game.

• 親おや
  N4

  parent; parents; mother and father

• 母親ははおや
  N3

  mother

• 父親ちちおや
  N3

  father

• 両親りょうしん
  N5

  parents; both parents

• 親友しんゆう
  N4

  close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum

• 親子おやこ
  N3

  parent and child

• 親父おやじ
  N1

  one's father; one's old man; dad; pops

• 親しいしたしい
  N3

  close (e.g. friend); familiar; friendly; intimate

• 親戚しんせき
  N4

  relative; relation; kin

• 親切しんせつ
  N5

  kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice

• 親族しんぞく
  N1

  relative; relation; kin

• 親指おやゆび
  N2

  thumb

• 近親きんしん

  near relative

• 親方おやかた

  master; boss; chief; foreman; supervisor

• 里親さとおや

  foster parent; foster parents

• 親密しんみつ
  N1

  intimacy; friendship

• 親しみしたしみ
  N2

  intimacy; affection; familiarity

• 親分おやぶん

  boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)

• 親愛しんあい
  N1

  deep affection

• 親会社おやがいしゃ

  parent company

• 親日しんにち
  N1

  pro-Japanese

• 親善しんぜん
  N1

  friendship; goodwill; friendly relations; amity

• 親類しんるい
  N3

  relative; relation; kin

• 親睦しんぼく
  N1

  friendship; amity

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