両親

りょうしん · ryoushin · JLPT N5 · noun

literature

👨‍👩‍👦 両親 = both (両) + parent (親): both parents

両 (ryō) means both, as in 両手 both hands and 両方 both sides. 親 (shin, also read oya) means parent. Put together: both parents. Japanese spells out the pair where English just says parents.

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