- お母さん — mom (polite)
- 母親 — (one’s) mother
- 母国 — home country
- 母の日 — Mother's Day
- 母性 — motherhood
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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.
母は 料理が上手です。
My mother is good at cooking.
母の日に花を贈りました。
I gave flowers on Mother's Day.