Word details

母体

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 母体.

Dictionary

Entry

母体たいNounFreq #23416
1

mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth)

2

parent body; parent organization; base; basis; nucleus

Examples
フランス語はラテン語を母体として発達した。
French developed from Latin.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

mother

5 strokesFrequency 570JLPT N4Grade 2

On

Kun

はは

body, substance, object, reality, counter for images

7 strokesFrequency 88JLPT N3Grade 2

On

タイテイ

Kun

からだかたち

Nanori

なり

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