親不孝おやふこう (oyafukou)

lack of filial piety

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Meaning

親不孝 (おやふこう, oyafukou) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “lack of filial piety”.

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Example sentences 9

かれ自分じぶん親不孝おやふこう後悔こうかいした

He regretted being disobedient toward his parents.

母親を失って十年、自分も親になってみて、今更ながら、親不孝だったことを反省はんせいしています。

It has been 10 years since I lost my mother, and I am now a parent myself. It is too late, but I regret that I was not a devoted son.

ニートになるなんて 親不孝おやふこう

It is an insult to your parents to become a NEET (not in education, employment, or training).

そのため「親不孝学部」といわれることもある。

That is why the faculty is sometimes called 'Faculty of Lack of Filial Piety.'