# 親 — Parent

Frequency rank 205 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Frequent enough that you will keep running into it once you read past headlines.

More common than 権 (Rights), less common than 規 (Standard).

- On’yomi: しん
- Kun’yomi: おや、した
- Radical: 見 See (Kangxi 147)
- Frequency path: Level II of XX

The drunk Stands all night with his back against the Tree, knees locked, while the See eye on legs guards the pram between his boots.

In words:

- 親 おや — parents
- 親切 しんせつ — kindness
- 両親 りょうしん — both parents

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