母
mother
5 strokes. Taught in grade 2. Newspaper frequency rank 570.
Readings
- はは (kun reading): 母 (はは) mother; 母親 (ははおや) mother
- ボ (on reading): 祖母 (そぼ) grandmother; 空母 (くうぼ) aircraft carrier
- も (kun reading): 入母屋 (いりもや) gabled, hipped roof; 鬼子母神 (きしもじん) Hariti (goddess of childbirth and children)
- Read as a whole word: 叔母 (おば) aunt; 乳母 (うば) wet nurse; 乳母車 (うばぐるま) baby carriage
Components
Kanji containing 母
Words using 母
- 母 (はは) mother
- 母親 (ははおや) mother
- 母方 (ははかた) mother's side of family
- 母の日 (ははのひ) Mother's Day (2nd Sunday of May)
- 継母 (ままはは) stepmother
- 祖母 (そぼ) grandmother
- 空母 (くうぼ) aircraft carrier
- 母語 (ぼご) mother tongue
- 異母 (いぼ) different mother
- 母体 (ぼたい) mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth)
- 叔母 (おば) aunt
- 乳母 (うば) wet nurse
- 乳母車 (うばぐるま) baby carriage
- 母屋 (おもや) main building (of a manor)
- 大叔母 (おおおば) grandaunt
- 入母屋 (いりもや) gabled, hipped roof
- 鬼子母神 (きしもじん) Hariti (goddess of childbirth and children)
- 黒雲母 (くろうんも) biotite
- 白雲母 (しろうんも) muscovite
- 頼母子講 (たのもしこう) mutual financing association
- お母さん (おかあさん) mother
- 母さん (かあさん) mother
- 母ちゃん (かあちゃん) mum
- お母様 (おかあさま) mother
- 母父 (あもしし) mother and father
275 words in all.