親子(おやこ)

親子(おやこ) refers to a parent and child together, or the relationship between them.

Forms

親(おや) (parent) + 子(こ) (child)

Common expressions

• 親子(おやこ)丼(どん): chicken-and-egg rice bowl (literally "parent-child bowl" — the chicken is the "parent" and the egg is the "child")
• 親子(おやこ)関係(かんけい): parent-child relationship
• 親子(おやこ)で: together as parent and child
• 親子(おやこ)連(づ)れ: accompanied by one's child
• 親子(おやこ)二(に)代(だい): two generations of parent and child

Usage

親子(おやこ) does not specify whether the parent is mother or father — it applies to either. The reading おやこ is standard; the on'yomi reading しんし is rare and mainly found in legal/formal contexts.