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Keyword
mother
Frequency
#570
Strokes
5
Grade
2
JLPT (old)
N4
Heisig
105
Readings
ボ88%
はは13%
Mnemonic
Lying on her side, a mother offers two breasts with nipples like dots while the hungry baby latches on like a tiny, ravenous leech.
Stroke order
Used in kanji
Used in vocabulary
母はは
mother
Noun
お母かあさん
mother; mom; mum; ma; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she; her
Noun
父ふ母ぼ
father and mother; parents
Noun
祖そ母ぼ
grandmother
Noun
母ぼ体たい
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base; basis; nucleus
Noun
母ぼ子し
mother and child
Noun
空くう母ぼ
aircraft carrier
Noun
母ぼ国こく
one's home country; one's homeland
Noun
母かあさん
mother
Noun
母ぼ乳にゅう
mother's milk
Noun
母ぼ国こく語ご
language of one's country; mother tongue; native language
Noun
母ははの日ひ
Mother's Day (2nd Sunday of May)
Expression
母ぼ校こう
alma mater
Noun
義ぎ母ぼ
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
Noun
叔母おば
aunt
Noun
祖そ父ふ母ぼ
grandparents
Noun
保ほ母ぼ
(female) childcare worker; nursery school teacher
Noun
お祖母ばあさん
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
Noun
酵こう母ぼ
yeast; leaven
Noun
母ぼ性せい
motherhood; maternity
Noun
小母おば
old lady; ma'am
Noun