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親 (おや): a parent — Japanese vocabulary

親 is read おや and means "a parent". JLPT N4 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

親

Reading
おや · oya
Translation
a parent
Level
JLPT N4
Pitch accent
おやが

Example

親に手紙を書きました。

おやにてがみをかきました。

I wrote a letter to my parents.

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