16 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N4

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

Kun'yomi
  • parent ②dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.) ③key ④ancestor
  • おや-
  • close (e.g. friend) ②familiar (e.g. story) ③close (relatives)
  • to be intimate with
On'yomi
  • シン
    intimacy ②close relative ③pro- (e.g. pro-American)
Nanori
  • ちか
  • のり

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

おやおや- 64.0%
シン 32.7%
したしいしたしむ 3.3%

Character Breakdown

parent, intimacy, relative
おや シン した.しい (2nd, N4)
parent(親) variant
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
see, hopes, chances
み.る ケン (1st, N5)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)

Contained In

Common Words

parent ②dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.) ③key ④ancestor
parent and child
master ②stable master ③craftsman ④foster parent
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References

Unicode hex code 89AA
JIS X 0208 1-31-38
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4293
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5534
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AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 3.6
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1647
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1518
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 5b11.1
Four corner code 0691.0
De Roo Code 457