生みの親より育ての親

うみのおやよりそだてのおや

Meanings

1. Expression a foster parent is dearer than a real parent

Kanji

• 生 life. Read as う.
• 親 parent. Read as おや.
• 育 raise. Read as そだてる.

Word lists

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Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists