親
シン, おや, おや, した.しい, した.しむ, ぎ, ちか, のり

parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards)

JLPT4 G2 S16 F406

The left-hand element# as described in 新 (sharp, and in close proximity) + 見 see; watch → observe others sharply → *parent*; *relative*; *intimate* (← be in a close relationship and receive direct stimulus); *group leader*.

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