母 — kanji meaning “mother”
母
mother
- Meanings
- mother
- On'yomi
- ボ (bo)
- Kun'yomi
- はは、も
- Strokes
- 5
- School grade
- 2
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 4
- Newspaper frequency
- #570 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 80
- Chinese reading
- mǔ — Chinese character page
Words with 母
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 母親 | ははおや hahaoya | mother |
| お母さん | おかあさん okaasan | mother; mom; mum |
| 祖母 | そぼ sobo | grandmother |
| 叔母 | おば oba | aunt |
| 父母 | ふぼ fubo | father and mother; parents |
| 母さん | かあさん kaasan | mother |
| 義母 | ぎぼ gibo | mother-in-law |
| 空母 | くうぼ kuubo | aircraft carrier |
| 母子 | ぼし boshi | mother and child |
| 母国 | ぼこく bokoku | one's home country; one's homeland |
| 母体 | ぼたい botai | mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth) |
| 母乳 | ぼにゅう bonyuu | mother's milk |
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