片親

かたおや

Meanings

1. Noun one parent See also: 二親 (ふたおや).
2. single parent

Kanji

• 片 one side. Read as かた.
• 親 parent. Read as おや.

Example sentences

• 彼には片親の家族に対する同情が全くない。
  He has no sympathy for single parent families.
• 彼には片親の家族に対する同情がない。
  He has no sympathy for single parent families.
• トムとメアリー共に、片親です。
  Both Tom and Mary are single parents.

Words containing 片親

• 片親パン (かたおやパン) cheap, sweet bread rolls sold in multipacks (stereotypically eaten by children in low-income single-parent households)

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