おや
親
が
代
　
わ
　
り

noun

  1. (one acting as a) foster parent.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
おや
親
が
代
　
わ
　
り
 親代わり おやがわり
おや
親
がわ
代
　
り
 親代り おやがわり

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)
substitute, change, convert
ダイ　か.わる　よ (3rd, N4)
human radical (no. 9)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク　いぐるみ (Kentei 1)