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): [sa̠to̞o̞ja̠]
  • IPA(key): [sa̠to̞ʔo̞ja̠]

(when in contrast to 砂(さ)糖(とう)屋(や) (satōya))

Noun

里(さと)親(おや) • (satooya) 

  1. a foster parent

See also

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