両親

See also: 两亲

Japanese

Kanji in this term
両	親
りょう Grade: 3	しん Grade: 2
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
兩親 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) りょーしん [ryóꜜòshìǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɾʲo̞ːɕĩɴ]

Noun

両(りょう)親(しん) • (ryōshin) ^{←りやうしん (ryausin)?}

1. both parents

Synonyms

• ご両親(りょうしん) (goryōshin), 御両親(ごりょうしん) (goryōshin) (polite)
• 親(おや) (oya) (informal)

Coordinate terms

• 片親(かたおや) (kataoya, “one parent”)

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.