► 名詞
親 [(2)おや] meaning: parent rank: 1
☆ 親は無くとも子は育つ ⇨ Children will grow (fine) even without parents
☆ 親会社 ⇨ A parent company
More examples:
- 彼は親としては失格だった ⇨ He was a failure as a parent (if not as something else)
- 彼女は親の束縛から逃れたがっている ⇨ She wants to get away from the control of her parents
- 親切な人 ⇨ A kind person
- お前の親父さん話が分かるよな ⇨ Your dad, old man, is understanding
- うちの母親は「やれ、ああせい、こうせい」とうるさい ⇨ My mother is bossy like “hey, do it this way, do it that way”
- うちの親は親らしいことは何一つしなかった ⇨ My parents didn’t do anything what parents are supposed to do
- 彼は家の壁に穴を開けて父親から大目玉を食らった ⇨ He made a hole in the house wall and got scold big time by his father
- 彼女は朝帰りして親に怒られた ⇨ She got scolded by her parents for coming home in the wee hours
- 彼女は父親に彼は弟をひいきしていると文句を言った ⇨ She complained to her father that he favored her little brother
- 親類一同が一堂に会した ⇨ All of the relatives got together
- 病気の親を助ける健気な少女 ⇨ A commendable young girl who helps her sick parent
- 親会社がその会社の赤字を補填した ⇨ The parent company compensated for the company’s deficit
- 彼は両親が弟をひいきしていると思って僻んでいる ⇨ He is resentful thinking his parents favors his little brother
- 彼女の名前には健康でいて欲しいという親の願いが込められている ⇨ Her name bears her parents’ wish that she enjoys good health
- 彼は子供の頃に両親を失って辛い経験をした ⇨ He had a painful experience of losing both parents when he was young