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Strokes

母

mother

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Kun
はは · もhaha · moe.g.母ははmother (my own)
On
ボboe.g.祖母そぼgrandmother (my own)

Kun is the Japanese reading, used when the kanji stands alone with kana after it. On comes from Chinese and is mostly used in compound words.

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毋do not
Parts
  • 毋do not

Used in words

  • 母(はは)
    mother (my own)
  • お母(かあ)さん
    mother (someone else's)
  • 伯母(おば)さん
    aunt
  • 祖母(そぼ)
    grandmother (my own)

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