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母

Kanji 母: meaning "mother", readings, stroke order

The kanji 母 means "mother". On'yomi: ボ; kun'yomi: はは. JLPT N5 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
mother
On'yomi
ボ
Kun'yomi
はは
Strokes
5
Level
JLPT N5
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 母

  • お母さん おかあさん — Mother (polite)
  • 母 はは — Mother (humble)
  • 祖母 そぼ — Grandmother (humble)
  • 伯母さん おばさん — aunt
  • 母親 ははおや — mother
  • 伯母 おば — (humble) aunt (older than one's parent)
  • 叔母 おば — aunt (younger than one's parent)
  • 小母さん おばさん — lady, woman, ma'am
  • 父母 ふぼ — father and mother, parents
  • 分母 ぶんぼ — denominator
  • 母校 ぼこう — alma mater
  • 母国 ぼこく — one's home country (same as 自分の国 (じぶんのくに))

Stroke order · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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