里親

Japanese

Kanji in this term
里	親
さと Grade: 2	おや Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Etymology

里 (sato, “village”) +‎ 親 (oya, “parent”). Often cited in contrast to 砂糖屋 (satōya, “sugar dealer”) in discussion of the phonological distinction between long vowels and geminate vowels.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sa̠to̞o̞ja̠]

• IPA^(key): [sa̠to̞ʔo̞ja̠]

(when in contrast to 砂(さ)糖(とう)屋(や) (satōya))

Noun

里(さと)親(おや) • (satooya) 

1. a foster parent

See also

• 砂(さ)糖(とう)屋(や) (satōya)