おや
親

noun

  1. parent, parents, mother and father.
  2. Messages.cards, messages.mahj.dealer, banker.
  3. founder, inventor.
  4. (pet) owner.

takes genitive case の, noun

  1. key, parent (organization), main.

noun

  1. ancestor, forefather.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
おや
親
 親 おや ✔
おや
祖
 祖 おや

Contained Kanji 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)