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KanjiN5Grade 2 · 小25 strokesRadical 毋

母 · mother

母 is a kanji meaning mother. It has 5 strokes and is on the JLPT N5 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • ボbo

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • ははhaha
  • もmo

Practise the N5 kanji

In 第2巻 JLPT N5, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 母 · 12 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 母
WordReadingMeaningLevel
お母さんおかあさんmother (formal)N5
伯母さん; 叔母さんおばさんauntN5
母はは(my) motherN5
祖母そぼgrandmotherN4
母親ははおやmotherN3
伯母おば(humble) aunt (older than one's parent)N2
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More words that use 母
WordReadingMeaningLevel
叔母おばaunt (younger than one's parent)N2
小母さんおばさんlady, woman, ma'amN2
父母ふぼfather and mother, parentsN2
分母ぶんぼdenominatorN1
母校ぼこうalma materN1
母国ぼこくone's home country (same as 自分の国 (じぶんのくに))N1

Example sentence

母は頭が古い。

はははあたまがふるい

Mother has old-fashioned ideas.

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #82883 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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