noun

  1. parent, parents, mother and father.
  2. dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.), 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
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)