かたおや

Japanese
Alternative spelling
片親

Etymology

From 片(かた) (kata) + 親(おや) (oya).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) かたおや [kàtáóyá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ka̠ta̠o̞ja̠]

Noun

かたおや • (kataoya) ←かたおや (kataoya)?

  1. one parent (of two)
  2. having one remaining parent due to bereavement
    うち片(かた)親(おや)なんだ。
    Uchi kataoya na n da.
    We're a single-parent family.

Coordinate terms

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