This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: シン、おや、おや-、した.しい、した.しむ
Romaji: shin, oya, oya-, shita.shii, shita.shimu
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Name Readings

Kana: ぎ、ちか、のり
Romaji: gi, chika, nori
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Romaji

Meanings

parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards)

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  16
Radical Number:  147
Frequency:  406
Grade:  2
Skip Pattern:  1-9-7
Korean Reading:  chin
Chinese Reading:  qing4
Unicode:  89aa
JIS:  3F46

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1799
Nelson Index: 4293
New Nelson Index: 5534
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 5b11.1
Four Corner Index: 0691.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 149
Gakken Index: 381
Japanese Names Index: 2544
Daikanwanjiten Index: 34918
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.0332
Remembering the kanji Index: 1504
Busy People Index: 3.6
Kanji Way Index: 315
Kanji Flashcards Index: 248
Kodansha Compact Index: 1647
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 166
Kanji in Context Index: 249
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1172
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1599
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1518
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1621
Essential Kanji Index: 211
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2264
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 457
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 260
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 237

Words

(おや)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); founder; (pet) owner
父親 (ちちおや)
father
両親 (りょうしん、ふたおや)
parents; both parents
親王 (しんのう)
prince of royal blood; Imperial prince
親子 (おやこ、しんし)
parent and child
(しん)
intimacy; closeness; friendliness; close relative; pro- (e.g. pro-American, pro-Japanese, etc.)
母親 (ははおや)
mother
親友 (しんゆう)
close friend; bosom (old, intimate) friend; buddy; crony; chum
親族 (しんぞく)
relatives
親衛隊 (しんえいたい)
bodyguards; elite guards; imperial guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
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