親

Meaning

1. n
   parent; parents; mother and father
2. n
   dealer; banker
3. n
   founder; inventor
4. n
   (pet) owner
5. adj-non
   key; parent (organization); main
6. n
   ancestor; forefather
7. n
   intimacy; closeness; friendliness
8. n
   close relative
9. pref
   pro- (e.g. pro-American)

Example sentences

• 私も親の面倒とか見られないですね。

  I can't look after my parents and such either.

• 「少しうちに寄っていかない？」「いいの？」「うち共働きで親は遅いの」

  "Want to drop round my place?" "Can I?" "My parents come home late as they both work."

• 健康は失われて有難味がわかる点において、親や水・空気と同じようなものです。

  As far as knowing health's worth once you've lost it goes, that's the same thing with parents, water or air.