親 - N4 Kanji

Meaning of 親意味

parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards)

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親 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI　音読み

おや oya
おや- oya-
した.しい shita.shii
した.しむ shita.shimu

KUNYOMI　訓読み

シン shin

Examples

アナは、親が知らないうちに結婚した。

Anna married without the knowledge of her parents.

子を見れば親がわかる。

A tree is known by its fruit.

ボブは親にそっくりね。

Bob’s really a chip off the old block.

彼女の親に頼りたくない。

She does not want to be dependent on her parents.

彼女はまだ親に頼っている。

She is still financially dependent on her parents.

親をあてにしてはいけない。

You should not depend on your parents.

親が彼に厳しくしなくては。

His parents should be firm with him.

子供の教育は親の責任です。

A child’s education is the charge of his parents.

孝行したいときに親はなし。

When one would be filial, one’s parents are gone.

このごろ彼は親に反抗する。

These days he disobeys his parents.

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仕 attend, doing, official, serve

去 gone, past, quit, leave, elapse, eliminate, divorce