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N4 Kanji 55: 親
Meaning of kanji 親:

In Japanese, 親 means “parent”.
How to read kanji 親:
Kunyomi | おや、した |
Onyomi | しん |
How to write kanji 親:

Origin of kanji 親:

親=亲+見
亲=立+木
立 means “to stand”,木 means “tree”,見 means “to see”.
When you lost your way, your parents will worry about you, and they will stand at the tree so that they can see you.
So kanji 親 stands for “parent”.

Development of kanji 親:

Vocabulary containing kanji 親:
Word | Reading | Meaning |
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両親 | りょうしん | parents |
親切 | しんせつ | kind |
親 | おや | parent |
母親 | ははおや | mother |
父親 | ちちおや | father |
親しい | したしい | close |
親父 | おやじ | father |
親子 | おやこ | parent and child |
親戚 | しんせき | relatives |
親族 | しんぞく | relatives |
親友 | しんゆう | close friend |
親しむ | したしむ | to get close to |
親指 | おやゆび | thumb |
親密 | しんみつ | close |
親方 | おやかた | master |
親しみ | したしみ | friendliness |
親分 | おやぶん | boss |
親類 | しんるい | relatives |
肉親 | にくしん | immediate family |
近親 | きんしん | close relatives |
親近 | しんきん | affinity |
親身 | しんみ | kind |
親交 | しんこう | friendship |
親権 | しんけん | custody |
親和 | しんわ | affinity |
親愛 | しんあい | dear |
親睦 | しんぼく | friendship |
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