This is the kanji for intimacy, parent, or get to know better.

on readings:
  • shin
kun readings:
  • oya
  • shita
examples:
chichioya father
goshinsetsu kind
hahaoya mother
nikushin blood relative
oya parent
oyako parent and child
oyafukō usefulness to one's parents
oyakōkō filial piety, obedience to parents
Oyashio Oyashio Current
ryoushin parents
shin-Nichi pro-Japanese
shinseki relative
shinsetsu kind
shinzen friendship

links:
Shinnichi blog
Oyashio Current
Wiktionary

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Last Alteration Performed: 9 Oct 2025 by Bradley James Wogsland.