Pre-Level 1

Meaning

Kanji 姑

mother-in-law

mother-in-law

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
おばしばらくしゅうとしゅうとめ
Onyomi 音読み
Nanori 名乗り
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Jōyō
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Frequency
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Strokes
8
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Kanji Kentei
Pre-Level 1
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Showing 23 common entries

Showing 23 of 23 entries that include this kanji.

しゅうとめ

mother-in-law

暫く

しばらく

for a moment

姑息

こそく

makeshift

姑洗

こせん

(in China) 5th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. F sharp)

姑娘

クーニャン

girl (esp. Chinese)

産女

うぶめ

Ubume

芸妓

げいぎ

geisha

阿摩美久

あまみきよ

Amamikyu (Ryukyuan religion creation goddess)

嫁姑

よめしゅうとめ

daughter-in-law and mother-in-law (relationship, conflict, etc.)

外姑

がいこ

mother-in-law (of the husband)

黒慈姑

くろぐわい

Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis var. tuberosa)

慈姑

くわい

Sagittaria trifolia var. edulis (edible variant of threeleaf arrowhead)

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

は料理がとても上手だ。

My mother-in-law is very good at cooking.

週末にの家を訪ねた。

I visited my mother-in-law's house on the weekend.

から手作りの漬物をもらった。

I received homemade pickles from my mother-in-law.

は孫に会えてうれしそうだった。

My mother-in-law looked happy to see her grandchild.

に花を贈ることにした。

I decided to send flowers to my mother-in-law.