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親子 (おやこ, oyako) Japanese meaning: parent and child | Kotomora

親おや子こ

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Common word›JLPTN3›Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

parent and child

Refers to the relationship or pair of a parent and their child. Often used in compounds like 親子丼 (oyakodon, a rice bowl dish with chicken and egg).

親おや子こで公こう園えんを散さん歩ぽした。

The parent and child took a walk in the park together.

親おや子この絆きずなは強つよい。

The bond between parent and child is strong.

Usage patterns

親おや子こで〈動どう詞し〉parent and child do something together
親おや子こで公こう園えんに行いった。
The parent and child went to the park together.
親おや子この絆きずなを深ふかめるto deepen the bond between parent and child
旅りょ行こうを通つうじて親おや子この絆きずなを深ふかめた。
They deepened their parent-child bond through the trip.

Kanji

親parent, intimacy, relative
子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

Related words

家か族ぞくN5
家族 refers broadly to a family group of any size, while 親子 specifically denotes the parent-and-child relationship or pair.
子こ連づれ
親子 simply names the pair of parent and child, while 子連れ describes the state of a parent bringing or being accompanied by a child somewhere.
母ぼ子し
親子 covers any parent and child regardless of gender, while 母子 specifically means a mother and her child.
父ふ子し
親子 is the general term for parent and child of either gender, while 父子 narrows the relationship specifically to father and child.

Word family

親おや子こ愛あい
parent-child love; love between parent and child
親おや子こ月づき
twelfth lunar month
親おや子こ喧げん嘩か
family quarrel; parent-child fight
親おや子こ結けつ合ごう
host association

Built from

親おや+子こ

Written forms

親子Usage99%
- おやこ
  Standard kanji spelling for 'parent and child'.
- しんし
おやこUsage1%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is not needed.

Etymology

Compound of 親 (oya, 'parent') and 子 (ko, 'child'). The reading しんし is a rare Sino-Japanese reading not commonly used in modern Japanese.

親おや子こ関かん係けい

parent-child relationship

親おや子こ電でん話わ

extension phone (and its main line)

しんし