母はは

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Common wordJLPTN5Freq.FrequencyTop 1,000

Meanings

Humble term used when referring to one's own mother in formal or polite situations. Not used for someone else's mother.

母ははに〈事こと〉を感かん謝しゃするto thank one's mother for something
母ははにいつも育そだててくれたことを感かん謝しゃしている。
I'm grateful to my mother for always raising me.
母ははを大たい切せつにするto treasure/take good care of one's mother
遠とおくに住すんでいても母ははを大たい切せつにしたい。
Even though I live far away, I want to take good care of my mother.
母ははの日ひに〈物もの〉を贈おくるto give something as a gift on Mother's Day
母ははの日ひにカーネーションを贈おくった。
I gave carnations as a gift for Mother's Day.

母はは親おやN3
母 carries a humble nuance for one's own mother, whereas 母親 is a neutral, descriptive noun for 'a mother' with no humility connotation.
マザー
母 is the everyday native Japanese word for mother, while マザー is a modern loanword often used in compounds or brand names rather than plain family speech.
お袋ふくろN1
母 is the neutral, gender-neutral term for one's own mother usable in any register, while お袋 is a casual, mainly male way of referring to one's mother.

父ちちN5
母 refers humbly to one's own mother, while 父 is the matching humble term for one's own father.
おやじN1
母 refers to one's mother, the opposite-gender parent to the father meant by 親父.

お母かあさんpolite 丁寧語N5
母 is the humble term used only for one's own mother in formal speech, while お母さん is the polite, everyday word used both for one's own and for addressing someone else's mother.
母はは親おやplainN3
母 is the humble word used when talking about one's own mother to outsiders, whereas 母親 is a neutral term with no humble nuance.
お母かあ様さまplainN2
お母様 politely refers to someone else's (or occasionally one's own) mother, while 母 is the humble term used to refer to one's own mother when speaking to others.
母かあさんplain
母 is the humble form used when talking about one's own mother to outsiders, whereas 母さん is the casual term used directly with or about her at home.
ママplainN3
母 is the humble term used when referring to one's own mother in formal or outward-facing speech, whereas ママ is casual and affectionate.

人にん
The everyday counter for people: 一人 (ひとり), 二人 (ふたり), 三人 (さんにん).
名めいN2
More formal than 人 — used for headcounts in reservations, staff lists, and announcements (5名様).

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Native Japanese word. The kanji 母 is a pictograph representing a woman with breasts, symbolizing motherhood.