母 — mother

はは母 mother

Grade 2 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 5 strokes family

U+6BCD Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #570 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #101 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

mother

word

はは haha Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

母(はは) haha mother 母(はは) 親(おや) hahaoya mother

ほ・ぼ ho On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

母(ぼ) 子(し) boshi mother and child 父(ふ) 母(ぼ) fubo father and mother 母(ぼ) 体(たい) botai mother's body 母(ぼ) 国(こく) bokoku motherland 母(ぼ) 校(こう) bokou alma mater 母(ぼ) 語(ご) bogo mother tongue 母(ぼ) 音(いん) boin vowel 祖(そ) 母(ぼ) sobo grandmother

かあ kaa Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

お母(かあ) さん okaasan mother 母(かあ) さん kaasan mother

は・ば ha Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

叔(お) 母(ば) oba aunt

Appears in idioms

良妻賢母四字熟語

good, wife, intelligent, mother

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毋 mother

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まい毎 every

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母 — mother

Meanings

word

はは haha Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

ほ・ぼ ho On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

かあ kaa Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

は・ば ha Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

Appears in idioms

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母 — mother

Meanings

word

はは haha Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

ほ ・ぼ ho On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

かあ kaa Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

は ・ば ha Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

Appears in idioms

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Used as component in (1)

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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General

ほ・ぼ ho On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

は・ば ha Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).