Word Meaning 親方

おやがた oyagata

親方 is read as おやがた (oyagata) and means foster parent.

Meaning

English

foster parent
stable master
craftsman
artisan
master
boss
chief
foreman

Reading

Kana

おやがた

Romaji

oyagata

Writing Variants

親方おやかた oyakata

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 子方,徒弟 Rank 2860 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

一人親方

ひとりおやかた

self-employed person (esp. in the construction industry)

親方株

おやかたかぶ

coach's name-use license (licence)

親方日の丸

おやかたひのまる

attitude that with the state as one's boss, normal fiscal accountability can be dispensed with

親方思いの主倒し

おやかたおもいのしゅだおし

trying to help one's master but instead ending up hurting him

部屋持ちの親方

へやもちのおやかた

coach who owns his own stable

部屋付きの親方

へやつきのおやかた

coach associated with another coach's stable

親子

おやこ

parent and child

親父

おやじ

grizzly bear

親

おや

(pet) owner

親族

しんぞく

relative

親しむ

したしむ

to be intimate with

親切

しんせつ

kind