noun
Archaic term used historically to refer to one's mother or wife. Not used in modern Japanese.
古文書には「かもじ」が母や妻を指す例が見られる。
In old documents, examples can be found where かもじ refers to one's mother or wife.
Derived from かあもじ (母文字), a historical euphemistic or indirect term for 'mother', later contracted to かもじ. The exact derivation is uncertain, but it is an archaic usage.