親 — parent, intimate, familiar
おや
親
parent
Grade 2
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
16 strokes
family
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.
Meanings
- parent
- intimate
- familiar
- relative
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).
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.