漢字城 Kanji Fortress

親 parent

Also: intimate

On'yomi
シン
Kun'yomi
おや、した-しい
Strokes
16
JLPT
N4
Taught in
Primary school, year 2

In the kun'yomi, the kana after a dash are written after the kanji (okurigana): した-しい.

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
  13. 13
  14. 14
  15. 15
  16. 16
親 is written in 16 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

Someone stands by a tree to watch the road — only a parent waits that long and that closely for you.

A common word

  • 親 おや parent

Example sentences

  • おやといっしょにりょこうにいきました。

    I went on a trip with my parents.

  • かれとはこうこうからしたしいともだちです。

    He and I have been close friends since high school.

Kanji that share a part

見 is its radical.

木 is a component. 134 kanji share it in all.