Today’s #kanji is #親, which is made of 立 + 木 + 見. 見 is the semantic element and its sound element used to be with 未 instead of 木, apparently, although that information won’t help you guess the onyomi for this kanji. Can you read it? Also there are 2 kunyomi for this.
Meaning: close, a parent
Reading: シン、おや、した
親戚(シンセキ): a relative, a relation, kin
親族(シンゾク): a relative, a relation, kin
親友(シンユウ): a good friend, a best friend, a buddy
両親(リョウシン): (both) parents
肉親(ニクシン): blood relationship, an immediate relation
親(おや): a parent
親子(おやこ): parent and child
母親(ははおや): a mother
親(した)しい: close, intimate, familiar
親(した)しむ: get to know (a person) better, become familiar (with)
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