JLPT N4 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.
親 means parent, intimate. It is a JLPT N4 kanji written in 16 strokes, read おや or しん. It contains 見 (see, hopes), and at least one further part our source data does not name. It appears in 両親 (parents (lit. / both parents)) and 親切 (kindness).
親 is written in 16 strokes, in the order numbered below. Order matters: it is what makes handwriting legible, and it is how the character is looked up in a paper dictionary.
親 breaks into 1 part.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 両親 | りょうしん | parents (lit. / both parents) |
| 親 | おや | a parent |
| 親切 | しんせつ | kindness |
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