親 — parent, intimate, familiar
おや
親
parent
おや
U+89AA
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #406
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #1504
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
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Meanings
- parent
- intimate
- familiar
- relative
Readings
- On'yomi
- しん shin
- Kun'yomi
- おや oya した shita
word
おや oya Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
しん shin On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
した shita Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Words by frequency and grade
38 wordsEach dot is a word containing 親: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 19 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.
Components
Composed of
Compound ideograph (会意). 辛 (hardship) + 木 (tree) + 見 (see). A parent is one who stands on a tree (lookout) through hardship to watch over their children. Alternatively analyzed as one who stands among trees and sees — overseeing growth.