Moto 母: MotherKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ボ
- Kun'yomi
- はは、も
- Level
- JLPT N5Jōyō, grade 2
- Words
- 304 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ボ)
- 父母ふぼfather and mother; parents
- 母体ぼたいmother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth)
- 母子ぼしmother and child
- 母国ぼこくone's home country; one's homeland
- 祖母そぼgrandmother
- 空母くうぼaircraft carrier
- 母校ぼこうalma mater
- 保母ほぼchildcare worker; kindergarten teacher
- 祖父母そふぼgrandparents
- 母乳ぼにゅうmother's milk
- 義母ぎぼmother-in-law
- 母性ぼせいmotherhood; maternity
- 養父母ようふぼadoptive parents
- 分母ぶんぼdenominator
- 実母じつぼone's real mother; natural mother
- 寮母りょうぼhousemother; dorm mother
- 母国語ぼこくごlanguage of one's country; mother tongue
- 母性愛ぼせいあいmaternal love
- 母港ぼこうhome port
- 母胎ぼたいwomb; uterus
- 母船ぼせんdepot ship; mother ship
- 母艦ぼかんmother ship
- 母音ぼいんvowel
- 異母いぼdifferent mother
- 老母ろうぼold mother; aged mother
- 聖母せいぼholy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman)
- 航空母艦こうくうぼかんaircraft carrier
- 賢母けんぼwise mother
- 酵母こうぼyeast; leaven
- 養母ようぼfoster mother; adoptive mother
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 母ははmother
- 母親ははおやmother
- 母の日ははのひMother's Day (2nd Sunday of May)
- 母方ははかたmother's side of family
- 継母ままははstepmother
- 雲母うんもmica; isinglass
- 鬼子母神きしもじんHariti (goddess of childbirth and children)
- この母にしてこの子ありこのははにしてこのこありthe apple doesn't fall far from the tree; like mother, like daughter
Other readings
- お母さんおかあさんmother; mom
- 叔母おばaunt
- 母さんかあさんmother
- お祖母さんおばあさんgrandmother
- 乳母うばwet nurse; nursing mother
- 乳母車うばぐるまbaby carriage; perambulator
- 伯母おばaunt
- 母屋おもやmain building (of a manor)
- お母おふくろone's mother
- お母さまおかあさまmother
- お母さんっ子おかあさんっこmother's boy; mother's girl
- お母さんコーラスおかあさんコーラスhousewives' choral group; mothers' chorus group
- お母さん子おかあさんっこmother's boy; mother's girl
- お母ちゃんおかあちゃんmum; mom
- お母んおかんmom; mommy
- お母様おかあさまmother
- お祖母さまおばあさまgrandmother
- お祖母ちゃまおばあちゃまgrandma; granny
- お祖母ちゃんおばあちゃんgranny; grandma
- お祖母ちゃんっ子おばあちゃんっこchild who loves their grandmother
- お祖母ちゃん子おばあちゃんこchild who loves their grandmother
- お祖母様おばあさまgrandmother
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