Japanese

Noun

両親 ‎(shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 兩親, hiragana りょうしん, romaji ryōshin)

1. [both] parents

Synonyms

• ご両親 (りょうしん) ‎(goryōshin), 御両親 (ごりょうしん) ‎(goryōshin) (polite)
• 親 (おや) ‎(oya) (informal)

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.

1. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3