JLPT N5 · Noun

両親 (ryoushin)

両親 (りょうしん, ryoushin) is a Japanese noun meaning “parents; both parents”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: りょうしん
Romaji: ryoushin
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

parents; both parents · noun

Example sentences

あなたを私の両親に紹介したい。

I want you to meet my parents.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 両親

両

both, old Japanese coin, counter for carriages (e.g., in a train)リョウ・てる・ふたつ · 6 strokes

親

parent, intimacy, relativeシン・おや・おや- · 16 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 両親.

両方りょうほうboth両替りょうがえchange両りょうboth (hands, parents, sides, etc.)両側りょうがわboth sides両立りょうりつcompatibility両極りょうきょくboth extremities親おやparent親切しんせつkind親戚しんせきrelative親友しんゆうclose friend父親ちちおやfather母親ははおやmother親しいしたしいclose (e.g. friend)親指おやゆびthumb

Source: JMdict entry 1602710 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.