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Meanings

mother
mare

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
はは

Common Words

阿媽
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #23018
1

amah (foreign maid or nursemaid working in east Asia)

麺麻
麺碼
麺媽
ンマ
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #64283
1

bamboo shoots boiled, sliced, fermented, dried or preserved in salt, then soaked in hot water and sea salt

まそ
Noun
Freq #189248
1

Mazu (Chinese goddess of the sea)

まそびょう
Noun
1

Mazu temple

亜媽港
あまこう
Noun
Archaic
1

Macao; Macau

媽姐揚げ
菩薩揚
媽姐揚
ぼさあげ
Noun
1

Rare term

ceremony performed by Chinese merchants disembarking in Nagasaki (Edo period)

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