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    3. 親の心子知らず

    親の心子知らず

    親おやの​心こころ子こ知しら​ず​

    children do not know how dear they are to their parents (and therefore act selfishly)

    NTExpressionsFamily & RelationshipsEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab38 strokes

    おやのこころこしらず

    Expressions

    1.
    children do not know how dear they are to their parents (and therefore act selfishly)
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    親
    おや・おや-・した.しい・した.しむ…(4)
    parent・intimacy・relative・familiarity・dealer (cards)
    Kanji
    心
    こころ・-ごころ…(1)
    heart・mind・spirit・heart radical (no. 61)
    Kanji
    子
    こ・-こ・ね…(9)
    child・sign of the rat・11PM-1AM・first sign of Chinese zodiac
    Kanji
    知
    し.る・し.らせる…(7)
    know・wisdom
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
    ら
    ra
    Kana
    ず
    zu
    Kana
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