Word Meaning ひとり親

ひとりおや hitorioya

ひとり親 is read as ひとりおや (hitorioya) and means single parent.

Meaning

English

  1. single parent
  2. one parent

Reading

Kana

ひとりおや

Romaji

hitorioya

Writing Variants

  • 一人親 ひとりおや hitorioya

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 121526 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

父親

ちちおや

father

おや

(pet) owner

母親

ははおや

mother

肉親

にくしん

blood relationship

生みの親

うみのおや

biological parent

近親

きんしん

near relative

二親

ふたおや

both parents

六親

ろくしん

the six blood relations

代親

だいしん

godparent

女親

おんなおや

mother

名親

なおや

godparent

男親

おとこおや

father

Example Sentences

1

His father died in the war, so he grew up in a single-parent family.