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    3. 親不孝

    親不孝

    親おや不ふ孝こう

    lack of filial piety

    KMT7CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive, AdjectiveFamily & RelationshipsEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab27 strokes

    親不幸

    おやふこう

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive, Adjective

    1.
    lack of filial piety, disobedience to one's parents

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    親おや不ふ孝こうなことはしたくない。

    I don't want to do anything disobedient to my parents.

    KMT5Family & RelationshipsEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれは親おやの期き待たいに応こたえられず、親おや不ふ孝こうだと感かんじている。

    He feels he has been disobedient to his parents because he couldn't meet their expectations.

    KMT7Family & RelationshipsEmotions & Psychology
    親おや不ふ孝こうな子こ供どもでも、親おやはいつまでも愛あいしているものだ。

    Even a child who is disobedient to their parents is always loved by them.

    KMT7Family & RelationshipsEmotions & Psychology
    自じ分ぶんの夢ゆめを追おいかけることが、必かならずしも親おや不ふ孝こうとは限かぎらない。

    Pursuing one's own dreams is not necessarily disobedient to one's parents.

    KMT7Family & RelationshipsEmotions & Psychology
    遠とおく離はなれて暮くらすことは、親おや不ふ孝こうだと考かんがえる人ひともいる。

    Some people consider living far away to be disobedient to one's parents.

    KMT8Family & RelationshipsCulture & Traditions

    Kanji 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)
    不
    negative・non-・bad・ugly・clumsy
    孝
    filial piety・child's respect
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