Keyword
parent
Info
FrequencyTop 200-300
Type
Kyōiku (2nd grade) 
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KankenLevel 9
Heisig1621
Readings
おや
(64%)
しん
(30%)
した
(5%)
Composed of
standing up
tree
see
Mnemonic

A parent is standing on top of a tree to see what their kid is doing.

(Imagine that their kid is a teenager, and he has his girlfriend over in his room, and the parent promised not to interrupt. So the parent had no other choice than to get on top of the tree outside of his son's bedroom and try to see what's going on in there from the outside.)

Used in kanji (1 in total)
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Used in vocabulary (370 in total)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
parents; both parents
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
parent and child
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
relative; relation; kin
thumb; big toe
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
relative; relation
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to be intimate with; to befriend
intimacy; friendship
deep affection; dear; beloved
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
blood relationship; blood relative
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
another's parent; another's parents
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
relative; relation; kin
boss; chief; head
friendship; amity
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
warmly; cordially; with tender care
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
relation; relative; kind; cordial
parental love or affection
parents and siblings; one's relatives
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
over-fond parent; doting parent
official letter (from the Emperor, Prime Minister, etc.); personal message; handwritten letter; autograph letter
(one acting as a) foster parent
to develop a relationship; to build intimacy; to deepen a friendship; to get acquainted
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
how kind of you; that's very nice of you; kindly
one's parents' home
parent-child relationship
oyakodon; chicken and egg on rice; threesome including a mother and her daughter
foster parent; foster parents; (pet) caretaker
social gathering; get-together; (friendly) meeting
parental authority
biological parent; real parent
informal social gathering; convivial meeting; get-together
parent bird
over-fond parent; doting parent
prince of royal blood; Imperial prince
godparent; first person to give something its name
monarch's guards
unkindness; unfriendliness
best friend; very close friend
near relative
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
father; male parent
one's relatives by blood and marriage (in blood and law); one's kith and kin
friendship; goodwill; friendly relations; amity
independence from parents
to leave home; to leave one's parental roof; to leave the nest; to go out on one's own
one parent; single parent
family quarrel; quarrel between parent and child
good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green
inheritance from a parent
stubborn (obstinate) father; pig-headed old man
friendship; fellowship
relations; members of extended family
parent and daughter
goodwill ambassador; friendship ambassador
over-fond parent; doting parent
mother; female parent
benefiting from the fame or influence of a parent; riding a parent's coat-tails
friendly match (game); friendly
love or affection for one's parents
consanguineous marriage
wisdom tooth; not knowing who your parents are; person who doesn't know who their parents are
friendship; intimacy
military expedition led in person by the emperor
one's parents' generation
mother ship
another's parent; another's parents
godparents; foster parents
both parents
bad pun; corny joke; worn-out joke; dad joke
direct Imperial rule
how kind of you; that's very nice of you; kindly
friendly; affectionate
relative; relation; kin
love between a parent and child; parent-child affection
imperial princess; royal princess
feudal domain owned by a Tokugawa family branch
a relative; familiarity
biological parent
kindheartedness
degree of kinship
base unit; main telephone (esp. when there are extensions)
having the qualities of a leader
parents' partiality for their children; parents overvaluing their children
there is no love like a father's; no child knows how dear he is to his parents
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
parentless; orphaned; parentless child; orphan
toxic parent; parent who interferes excessively in their children's lives
sly (cunning) old man
pretending to be kind; self-aggrandizement under pretense of aiding another (aggrandisement, pretence)
adopter; adopting parent or parents; adoptive parent or parents; foster parent or parents
both parents
one's parents' home
intimacy; closeness; close relative; pro- (e.g. pro-American)
pro-Japanese
the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; like father, like son
adopted parents; temporarily assumed parents
wisdom tooth; not knowing who your parents are; person who doesn't know who their parents are
single parent; one parent
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
one's parents' home
third degree of kinship
what parents would bring up a kid like this?; (lit.) I'd like to see his (her) parents' faces
second degree of kinship
imperial appointment
confidential
pro-American
degree of intimacy
feeling of affinity; friendship
family quarrel; quarrel between parent and child
type of crime which requires a formal complaint from the victim in order to prosecute
foster parent
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
(one acting as a) foster parent
dealer; east player
Imperial bodyguard
parent-in-law; parents-in-law
good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green
Japan–US Treaty of Peace and Amity (March 31, 1854); Convention of Kanagawa; Kanagawa Treaty; unequal treaty signed between the United States and the Tokugawa shogunate that forced Japan to end its policy of national seclusion
to depend on one's parents' (financial) support; (lit.) to nibble at one's parents' shins
non-biological parents (step-parents, parents-in-law, etc.)
pro-Japanese group; Japanophiles
stock (from which a graft is taken)
parentless child; orphan
boss and his henchmen; boss and underlings
sponging off one's parents
hydrophilic
ambassador of goodwill; goodwill envoy; goodwill mission
parent root or stock; pre-split stock or share
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
friendship
what can you expect from a child with parents like that?; such parents, such children
godparent; first person to give something its name
outer two ribs of a folding fan (i.e. the thick ribs, one at each end); outer frame of a lattice door
attitude that with the state as one's boss, normal fiscal accountability can be dispensed with; dependence on the central government; attitude of those who assume their jobs are safe because they are government employees
dependent on one's parents
benefiting from the fame or influence of a parent; riding a parent's coat-tails
treaty of peace and amity; peace treaty
nature itself is a good mother; (lit.) even without parents, children grow up
single parent; one parent
to depend on one's parents' (financial) support; (lit.) to nibble at one's parents' shins
nearest kin; nearest of blood; next of kin; nearest relative
imperial family; relatives of the Emperor
a personal guard or bodyguard
third degree of kinship
street violence against middle-aged men
imperial prince's family; family of a prince of royal blood
snarling old man; irascible old man
intimate; close
mothering; job of being a mother
coming into close contact and being influenced by
consanguineous marriage
parentless; orphaned; parentless child; orphan
coach's name-use license (licence)
nature itself is a good mother; (lit.) even without parents, children grow up
investing of an official appointed by the Emperor
entry kanji in a kanji dictionary; capital letter; matrix (printing); kanji corresponding to furigana
Oyashio Current; Kurile Current; Okhotsk Current
old parent; aged parent
extension phone (and its main line)
written record of one's relatives
first degree of kinship
custody battle; custody dispute
joint custody; shared parental rights; joint parental authority
the daimyo of a feudal domain owned by a Tokugawa family branch
to sacrifice family for a greater cause
friendship; good fellowship
both parents
parent lottery (i.e. not being able to choose one's parents); one's circumstances or prospects in life being determined by one's parents
deceased parent
when dealing with urgent business, make use of whoever is handy
(being the) bane of one's parents; disgraceful child; disgrace
oleophilic; lipophilic
a neighbour is better than a relative living far
things to fear: earthquakes, thunder, fires and, most of all, fathers
relatives and old friends
signature of an emperor or noble
becoming (like) an old man (in one's manner); turning into an old geezer
visit by an emperor or noble
dealer of the final round
the home of one's parents
mother tuber of a taro; taro corm; parent taro
deciding the dealer
parentless child; orphan
when dealing with urgent business, make use of whoever is handy
position of boss (big-shot)
Imperial princess
you can't rely on parents and money to stay around forever; money comes and goes; so do parents
banker (gambling); bookmaker; person who runs a gambling den; person who rents out space for gambling and charges commission
to leave home; to leave one's parental roof; to leave the nest; to go out on one's own
matter personally decided by the emperor
grandmotherly solicitude for another's welfare; excessive solicitude
when kids get in a fight, their parents come to their aid; yelping curs will raise mastiffs
single-parent family; one-parent family; single-parent household
he that has no child knows not what love is
to depend on one's parents' (financial) support; (lit.) to nibble at one's parents' shins
to leave home; to leave one's parental roof; to leave the nest; to go out on one's own
second degree of kinship
(one's own) handwriting (esp. someone of high rank or status)
to depend on one's parents' (financial) support; (lit.) to nibble at one's parents' shins
degree of kinship
relatives and acquaintances
foster parent; expedient parent
rites conducted by the emperor
parenting; being a parent; child-rearing; child-raising
dependent on one's parents
confidential letter
the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; like father, like son
godparent
informal social gathering; convivial meeting; get-together
a neighbour is better than a relative living far
first-degree relative; member of one's immediate family
coach associated with another coach's stable
third degree of kinship
dependent relative; dependent family member
adoption event for homeless animals; foster parents association
worship by the emperor at a shrine
nature itself is a good mother; (lit.) even without parents, children grow up
like father, like son; (lit.) a child who does not resemble their parents is a changeling
resting after a meal is sacrosanct; (lit.) even if your parents have just died, take a rest after your meal
all of one's relatives by blood and by marriage; one's kith and kin
marriage between relatives; consanguineous marriage
deceased parent
the six blood relations
sole custody; sole parental authority
seventh lunar month
associating with relatives; keeping in touch with relatives; associating with someone as if they were family; family-like relationship
formal complaint made by a victim
to cause one's parents distress
to disobey one's parents
personal inspection
key station (broadcasting); flagship station; master station
the sins of the father shall be visited upon the son
important stone in a construction
the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; like father, like son
blood relative
band with mostly middle-aged or elderly members
good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green
good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green
to depend on one's parents' (financial) support; (lit.) to nibble at one's parents' shins
to depend on one's parents' (financial) support; (lit.) to nibble at one's parents' shins
the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; like father, like son
sponging off one's parents
nature itself is a good mother; (lit.) even without parents, children grow up
worship by the emperor at a shrine
worship by the emperor at a shrine
banker (gambling); bookmaker; person who runs a gambling den; person who rents out space for gambling and charges commission
you can't rely on parents and money to stay around forever; money comes and goes; so do parents
first-degree relative; member of one's immediate family
third degree of kinship
associating with relatives; keeping in touch with relatives; associating with someone as if they were family; family-like relationship
win worth 18000 points as dealer
win worth 18000 points as dealer
distant disinterested parent
main screen; parent screen
entry kanji in a kanji dictionary
second-degree relative
second-degree relative
the parent is the best judge of the child
the parent is the best judge of the child
biological parent; founder; creator
official appointed by the Emperor
surpassing one's parents
telegram sent by an emperor or head of state
closely; intimately; personally; in person; directly (experience); at first-hand
friendly relations between Japan and Israel
coach who owns his own stable
space or area for water-lovers
one's family and relatives; one's kith and kin
master clock; control clock
to exercise parental authority
alignment with the Western powers of America and Europe
full parent company; wholly-owning parent company; sole parent company
sire; male parent
friend one only keeps in touch with via text messaging
parent process
parent-operation
registered mail to addressee in person; PD PR
containing element
main entry (in dictionary)
superficially cordial but actually uninterested
when you will wish to be filial, your parents will already be gone
when you will wish to be filial, your parents will already be gone
having a famous parent is the best way to fame
a foster parent is dearer than a real parent
hydrophilic group
hydrophilic colloid
Treaty of Shimoda (1855); treaty initiating official relations between Russia and Japan
twelfth lunar month
intimacy; affection; familiarity
thumb tribe; thumb generation; people who are constantly typing on their phones with their thumbs; pachinko addict
special imperial appointment
parents overvaluing their own children but looking down on others'
you will appreciate your parents' advice as you grow older, just as it takes time to feel the effects of unwarmed sake
you will appreciate your parents' advice as you grow older, just as it takes time to feel the effects of unwarmed sake
always listen to your parents; always value your parents' advice; (lit.) not even one in a thousand of a parents' opinion or an eggplant flower are in vain
(one's) parents preventing one from doing something; (one's) parents' protests
main entry (in dictionary)
good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green
pro-South Korean
enjoying the snow
kalimba; calimba; thumb piano
if you get too absorbed when playing go, you will miss your parent's deathbed
if you get too absorbed when playing go, you will miss your parent's deathbed
dealer's privilege (of being declared a winner in case of a tie)
thumb tribe; thumb generation; people who are constantly typing on their phones with their thumbs
aucha perch (Coreoperca kawamebari)
Coreoperca herzi (species of temperate perch)
Examples (200 in total)
That child doesn't have a mother.
The girl resembles her mother.
The girl resembles her mother very much.