おや
親
　
の
なな
七
ひか
光
　
り

expression, noun

Idiomatic expression.
  1. benefiting from the fame or influence of a parent, riding a parent's coat-tails.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
おや
親
　
の
なな
七
ひか
光
　
り
 親の七光り おやのななひかり
おや
親
　
の
なな
七
ひかり
光
 親の七光 おやのななひかり

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)
seven
なな　シチ　なの (1st, N5)
ray, light
ひかり　コウ　ひか.る (2nd, N3)
high & level, lofty, bald
コツ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)