母 — mother | My Kanji

はは母 mother

U+6BCD Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 5 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 5 level. Grade 2 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 5 strokes Freq #570 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #101 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

mother

word

かあ kaa Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

お母(かあ) さん okaasan mother

はは haha Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

母(はは) haha mother 母(はは) 親(おや) hahaoya mother

ぼ bo On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

祖(そ) 母(ぼ) sobo grandmother 母(ぼ) 音(いん) boin vowel

Stroke order

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