里親

Japanese

Kanji in this term
里 親
さと
Grade: 2		 おや
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology

里 (sato, “village”) +‎ 親 (oya, “parent”). Often cited in contrast to 砂糖屋 (satōya, “sugar dealer”) in discussion of the phonological distinction between long vowels and geminate vowels.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /satooja/

Noun

里親 (hiragana さとおや, rōmaji satooya)

  1. a foster parent

See also

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