養親(ようしん)

ようしん
noun
adoptive parent; foster parent
formallegalfamilylaw
1. adoptive parent; foster parent
A person who has legally adopted a child and taken on the role of parent. Used in both legal and everyday contexts.
養親(ようしん)のもとで育(そだ)った。
I was raised by adoptive parents.
養親(ようしん)と養子(ようし)の関係(かんけい)は法律(ほうりつ)で認(みと)められている。
The relationship between adoptive parents and adopted children is recognized by law.
養親(ようしん)になるためには、家庭裁判所(かていさいばんしょ)の許可(きょか)が必要(ひつよう)な場合(ばあい)がある。
In some cases, permission from the family court is required to become an adoptive parent.

Usage

A legal and formal term. The opposite is 実親(じっしん) (biological parent). In Japanese law, there are two types of adoption: 普通養子縁組(ふつうようしえんぐみ) (ordinary adoption) and 特別養子縁組(とくべつようしえんぐみ) (special adoption), each with different legal implications for the 養親(ようしん).

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 実親(じっしん): biological parent — the parent by birth
  • 里親(さとおや): foster parent — may not have legal adoption status

Related Words

Related: 養子(ようし) (adopted child)
Related: 里親(さとおや) (foster parent)
Antonym: 実親(じっしん) (biological parent)
Related: 養父(ようふ) (adoptive father)
Related: 実子(じっし) (one's own child)
Related: 養女(ようじょ) (adopted daughter)
Related: 養母(ようぼ) (adoptive mother)
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Added 2026.3.14 19:32 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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