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 8

彼かれは 自分じぶんの 親不孝おやふこうを 後悔こうかいした

He regretted being disobedient toward his parents.

ニートになるなんて 親不孝おやふこうだ

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.'

舎人親王の家系では船王は閨房が定まらず、池田王は親不孝であるとした。

Meanwhile in the family line of Imperial Prince Toneri, Prince Fune did not have a stable wife and Prince Ikeda was an undutiful son.