Kanji: 親

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N4 (upper beginner level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 9 (completion of 2nd grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 2nd grade in Japan
Radical:	見 Radical name: みる
Meaning:	Parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards)
Usage:	Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 400 kanji are used even more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N5	両親(りょうしん)	both parents
N4	親(おや)	parents
N4	親切(しんせつ)	kindness
N3	親(した)しい	intimate, close (e.g. friend)
N3	親戚(しんせき)	relative
N3	親友(しんゆう)	close friend, buddy
N3	父親(ちちおや)	father
N3	母親(ははおや)	mother
N2	親指(おやゆび)	thumb
N2	親類(しんるい)	relation, kin
N1	親(した)しむ	to be intimate with, to befriend
N1	親善(しんぜん)	friendship
N1	肉親(にくしん)	blood relationship, blood relative