Word Meaning 親の心子知らず

おやのこころこしらず oya no kokorokoshirazu

親の心子知らず is read as おやのこころこしらず (oya no kokorokoshirazu) and means there is no love like a father's.

Meaning

English

there is no love like a father's
no child knows how dear he is to his parents

Reading

Kana

おやのこころこしらず

Romaji

oya no kokorokoshirazu

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 38 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 98130 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

子を持って知る親の恩

こをもってしるおやのおん

he that has no child knows not what love is

親子

おやこ

parent and child

親心

おやごころ

parental love

親子月

おやこづき

twelfth lunar month

親分子分

おやぶんこぶん

boss and his henchmen

親見たけりゃ子を見ろ

おやみたけりゃこをみろ

like father, like son

親子電話

おやこでんわ

extension phone (and its main line)

親なし子

おやなしご

parentless child

親不知

おやしらず

wisdom tooth

親が親なら子も子

おやがおやならこもこ

what can you expect from a child with parents like that?

親切心

しんせつしん

kindness

親子結合

おやこけつごう

host association

Example Sentences

親の心子知らず。

It is a wise father that knows his own child.