おや

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of おや – see the following entry.

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[noun] [from 720] a parent

[noun] [from 1001] the originator or founder of a school, company, or other organization

[noun] [from 1001] the boss or leader

[noun] [from 1809] the larger one of several objects of the same kind

[noun] [from 1686] (hanafuda, card games, by extension, board games) the dealer, (gambling) the banker

[noun] [from 712] one's ancestors, one's forebears

Alternative spelling
祖

(This term, おや, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as おや, see Category:Japanese kanji read as おや.)

おや • (oya)

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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