親 (oya) means “parents” | MotiTan Japanese Dictionary

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私の親は毎日ご飯を作ります。watashi no oya wa mai nichi go han o tsuku ri ma su

My parents make food every day.

毎晩、親に電話をかけます。mai ban oya ni den wa o ka ke ma su

I call my parents every night.

Centers on the person or people connected to a child as a parent, whether one parent or both parents are meant.

両親ryōshin: A child's father and mother considered together.
親御さんoyagosan: A polite term for another person's parent or parents.

子どもを持つ人。父または母の一方、または両方。ko do mo o mo tsu hito chichi ma ta wa haha no ip pō ma ta wa ryō hō

The native Japanese noun 親 (oya, "parent") is recorded in Old Japanese, while its formation before that stage remains uncertain.

In conversation, 親 (oya) is a neutral reference to a parent, while お父さん (otōsan) and お母さん (okāsan) are common when addressing a parent directly.