| Kanji | 母 | 
|---|---|
| Onyomi | ボ | 
| Kunyomi | はは、も | 
| English | mama, mother | 
| Examples | 叔母(おば): aunt 母(はは): mother 母親(ははおや): mother お母さん(おかあさん): mother 父母(ふぼ): father and mother; parents 祖母(そぼ): grandmother 母国(ぼこく): one's homeland 母校(ぼこう): alma mater 保母(ほぼ): day-care worker in a kindergarten, nursery school, etc. 分母(ぶんぼ): denominator お祖母さん(おばあさん): (1) grandmother (2) female senior-citizen 伯母さん(おばさん): aunt 小母さん(おばさん): old lady; ma'am (vocative) | 
| JLPT Level | 5 | 
| Jouyou Grade | 2 | 
| Frequency | 570 | 
| Components | 毋: do not; must not; be not; mother radical (no. 80) | 
| Number of Strokes | 5 | 
| Kanji Radical | 毋 | 
| Radical Number | 80 | 
| Radical Strokes | 4 | 
| Radical Reading | なし・なかれ ・ははのかん | 
| Traditional Form | (none) | 
| Classification | 象形 Pictographic | 
| Keyword | mama | 
| Koohii Story 1 | The two breasts of a momma who breastfeeds. | 
| Koohii Story 2 | This mama had twins, one mouth for each nipple. | 
| RTK Index (new) | 105 | 
Tags: jlpt.n5, grade2, kanjifreq501-750, kanji_people_family
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