N5Noun

👪Family Members

両親りょうしん

ryoushin

parents (lit., both parents)

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Example sentence

両親は歳を取っている。

My parents are old.

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Kanji in 両親

both, old Japanese coin, counter for carriages (eg in a train), two

parent, relative, intimacy

Sentences with 両親

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Words with the same kanji

Word	JLPT	Reading	Meaning
親	N4	おや	おやa parent
親切	N4	しんせつ	しんせつkind, helpful, considerate
両方	N4	りょうほう	りょうほうboth sides, both parties
母親	N3	ははおや	ははおやmother
父親	N3	ちちおや	ちちおやfather
親友	N3	しんゆう	しんゆうclose friend, buddy
親戚	N3	しんせき	しんせきrelative(s)
親しい	N3	したしい	したしいintimate, close (e.g., friend)

More Family Members words

Word	Reading	Meaning
子供	こども	こどもchild(ren)
家族	かぞく	かぞくfamily, members of a family
母	はは	はは(my) mother
父	ちち	ちち(my) father
妹	いもうと	いもうとyounger sister (humble)
弟	おとうと	おとうとyounger brother
兄	あに	あに(my) older brother (humble)
姉	あね	あね(my) older sister (humble)

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