母(はは), はは, はわ, かか, おも, いろは, あも

haha, hawa, kaka, omo, iroha, amo

JLPT 5

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • mother

お母(かあ)さん, 御(ご), おかあさん

okāsan

JLPT 5

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • mother

母親(ははおや), ははおや

hahaoya

JLPT 3

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
  • mother

小母(おば), おばさん

obasan

JLPT 2

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • old lady; ma'am (vocative)

母国(ぼこく), ぼこく

bokoku

JLPT 1

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
  • one's homeland

母校(ぼこう), ぼこう

bokō

JLPT 1

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • alma mater

保母(ほぼ), 保姆(ほぼ), ほぼ

hobo

JLPT 1

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • day-care worker in a kindergarten, nursery school, etc.

お袋(ふくろ), 御(ご), お, おふくろ

ofukuro

JLPT 1

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • one's mother

母体(ぼたい), ぼたい

botai

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
  • mother's body, esp. when pregnant or after giving birth
  • parent body; parent organization; heartland

母子(ぼし), ぼし

boshi

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • mother and child

空母(くうぼ), くうぼ

kūbo

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • aircraft carrier

母乳(ぼにゅう), ぼにゅう

bonyū

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • mother's milk

義母(ぎぼ), ぎぼ

gibo

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother

母性(ぼせい), ぼせい

bosei

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
  • motherhood; maternity

母(かあ)さん, かあさん

kāsan

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • mother

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