母 (おば · おかあさん · ふぼ)

aunt; mother / mom / mum; father and mother / parents

Etymology

Pictograph of a woman kneeling, with two dots representing the two nipples that mothers use to feed their young.

Example sentences

  1. お母さんはどこ? — Where is mother?
  2. 母語は何ですか? — What is your mother tongue?
  3. こちらは母です。 — This is my mother.
  4. 母はどこですか? — Where's my mom?
  5. 母はゆっくり話す。 — My mother speaks slowly.

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