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    3. 親代わり

    親代わり

    親おや代がわ​り​

    (one acting as a) foster parent

    KMT10News #44+1NounFamily & RelationshipsKanji Vocab25 strokes

    親代り

    おやがわり

    Noun

    1.
    (one acting as a) foster parent

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    Speed1.0x

    祖そ母ぼが私わたしの親 代 わりだった。

    My grandmother was like a foster parent to me.

    KMT5Family & Relationships
    彼かれは幼おさない弟きょう妹だいたちの親おや代がわりとして、懸けん命めいに働はたらいた。

    He worked hard as a foster parent to his young siblings.

    KMT8Family & RelationshipsWork & Career
    親おや代がわりとして、子こ供どもの教きょう育いくには特とくに力ちからを入いれた。

    As a foster parent, I put special effort into the child's education.

    KMT8Family & RelationshipsEducation
    困こ難んな状んな況じょうきょ下うかで、叔お父じが親おや代がわりとなって私わたしたちを育そだててくれた。

    Under difficult circumstances, my uncle became our foster parent and raised us.

    KMT9Family & RelationshipsEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれは親おや代がわりを務つとめることで、家か族ぞくの絆きずなを深ふかめた。

    By acting as a foster parent, he deepened the family's bonds.

    KMT9Family & RelationshipsEmotions & Psychology

    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
    代
    か.わる・かわ.る・かわ.り・か.わり・-がわ.り・-が.わり…(6)
    substitute・change・convert・replace・period…(6)
    Kanji
    わ
    wa
    Kana
    り
    ri
    Kana
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