親
This Chinese character means parent(s) or close.
You can watch how to write this. - (「親」の書き順（筆順）動画 - 漢字書き順辞典)
There are 3 main ways to read this, "おや" or "しん" or "したしい (親しい)".
"親しい" is a "い" adjective which means close.
"親子 (おやこ)" means parent and child.
"父親 (ちちおや)" means father.
"父 (ちち)" also means father.
"母親 (ははおや)" means mother.
"母 (はは)" also means mother.
"お父さん (おとうさん)" means father, and "お母さん (おかあさん)" means mother.
They are a little casual way of saying, and we usually call them so at home.
By Higashi-Mikawa Kyōjindō Shujin (東三河狂人堂主人)