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    3. 親元

    親元

    親おや元もと

    one's parents' home

    KMT8News #25+1NounFamily & RelationshipsKanji Vocab20 strokes

    親許親もと

    おやもと

    Noun

    1.
    one's parents' home

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    Speed1.0x

    私わたしは休きゅう暇かで親 元 に帰かえりました。

    I returned to my parents' home for the holidays.

    KMT7Family & RelationshipsDaily Life
    卒そつ業ぎょう後ご、彼かれは親 元 を離はなれて一ひと人り暮ぐらしを始はじめました。

    After graduating, he left his parents' home and started living alone.

    KMT8Family & RelationshipsHome & Housing
    日に本ほんでは、結けっ婚こんするまで親 元 で暮くらす若わか者ものが多おいです。

    It's common for young people in Japan to live at their parents' home until they get married.

    KMT8Family & RelationshipsCulture & Traditions
    彼かの女じょは毎まい月つき、親 元 に生せい活かつ費ひを送おくっています。

    She sends money to her parents' home every month to help with their living expenses.

    KMT8Family & RelationshipsWork & Career
    大おと人なになっても、親 元 に頼たよって生せい活かつする人ひとも少すくなくありません。

    Even after becoming an adult, some people still rely on their parents' home for support.

    KMT9Family & RelationshipsDaily Life

    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)
    元
    もと…(7)
    beginning・former time・origin
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