おや

parent; parents; mother and father

N5Common wordNoun
Noun
parentparentsmother and father
Noun
dealerbanker
Noun
founderinventor
Noun
(pet) owner
No-adjective, Noun
keyparent (organization)main
Noun
ancestorforefather

Example Sentences

両親(おや)は本当の(おや)ではありません。

They are not my real parents.

(わたし)(おや)の面倒とか見られないですね。

I can't look after my parents and such either.

()たる(もの)すべからく(おや)(めい)に従うべし。

Children should obey their parents.

(おや)として誠に情けない状態にありました。

As a parent I was in a truly pitiable state.

あの若夫婦は(いま)でも(おや)におんぶに抱っこだ。

That young couple are still tied to their parent's apron strings.

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