かたおや

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Japanese

Alternative spelling
片親

Etymology

From 片(かた) (kata) + 親(おや) (oya).

Pronunciation

Noun

かたおや • (kataoya) ←かたおや (kataoya)?

  1. one parent (of two)
  2. having one remaining parent due to bereavement
    うち片(かた)親(おや)なんだ。
    Uchi kataoya na n da.
    We're a single-parent family.

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References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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