里親
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Japanese[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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里 | 親 |
さと Grade: 2 |
おや Grade: 2 |
kun’yomi |
Etymology[edit]
里 (sato, “village”) + 親 (oya, “parent”). Often cited in contrast to 砂糖屋 (satōya, “sugar dealer”) in discussion of the phonological distinction between long vowels and geminate vowels.
Pronunciation[edit]
(when in contrast to 砂糖屋 (satōya))
Noun[edit]
- a foster parent
See also[edit]
Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 里 read as さと
- Japanese terms spelled with 親 read as おや
- Japanese terms read with kun'yomi
- Japanese compound terms
- Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese nouns
- Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji
- Japanese terms written with two Han script characters