母
母

mother

5 strokesFrequency 570JLPT N4Grade 2

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ボ

Kun

ははも

Memory

Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

mothermama

Constituents

?breasts

Mnemonic Stories

The kanji represents a mother's nurturing essence - two breasts with nipples (turned sideways) that provide nourishment for her baby.

When used as a primitive in other kanji, we'll connect the two nipples with a vertical line to form breasts. It'll look more like 田 with a 一 through the center.

Dictionary

Common Words

母はははわかかおもいろはあもNounFreq #672
1

Humble; かか was used by children

mother

Examples
でもさ、母を連れて行かなくてはいけないんだ。
But, I have to take my mother.
母親ははおやNounFreq #943
1

mother

Examples
その女の子は彼女の母親と似ている。
The girl resembles her mother.
お母さんおかあさんFreq #1340
1

Honorific; Common noun

mother; mom; mum; ma

Examples
お母さんに口答えしてはいけませんよ。
Don't answer your mother back.
2

Honorific; Common noun

wife

3

Familiar; Pronoun

you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she; her

母さんかあさんかかさんNounFreq #3075
1

mother

Examples
君をみていると母さんを思い出す。
You remind me of my mother.
2

Colloquial; Used when speaking to or about one's own wife

wife

おばさん小母さんNounUsually kanaFreq #4090
1

Familiar; Vocative

old lady; ma'am

おばさん伯母さん叔母さんNounHonorificUsually kanaFreq #4090
1

Familiar; 伯母さん is older than one's parent and 叔母さん is younger

aunt

Examples
叔母さんを訪ねた時はすごいごちそうだったね。
What a feast we had when we visited my aunt!
お母様お母さまおかあさまNounHonorificFreq #4122
1

mother

Examples
お母様にくれぐれもよろしく。
Please give my kindest regards to your mother.
頼もしいたのもしい～い Adj.Freq #4336
1

reliable; dependable; trustworthy; reassuring

Examples
彼は頼もしい男だ。
He is a man to be depended on.
2

hopeful; promising

おばあちゃんお婆ちゃんお祖母ちゃんNounUsually kanaFreq #4693
1

Familiar

granny; grandma; gran

Examples
あの人たちは私のことをおばあちゃんだと言う。
They say that I'm an old woman.
2

Familiar

old lady; old woman

祖母そぼばばおおばおばうばNounFreq #8435
1

grandmother

Examples
私は祖母が大好きです。
I love my grandmother very much.
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