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