Kanji 母

音読おんよみ:

訓読くんよみ: はは

画数かくすう: 5 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: 母(なかれ)

Meaning

Mother / mom

  • かあさん — mom (polite)
  • 母親ははおや — (one’s) mother
  • 母国ぼこく — home country
  • はは — Mother's Day
  • 母性ぼせい — motherhood

母 is a pictograph showing a woman with breasts, representing nurturing and motherhood. It’s one of the earliest kanji children learn, and appears in both family-related and symbolic expressions of care or origin.

はは料理りょうり上手じょうずです。
My mother is good at cooking.

はははなおくりました。
I gave flowers on Mother's Day.

親
Creates
母親ははおや — (one’s) mother
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