Kanken 1
姆

Meaning

Kanji 姆

wet nurse

wet nurse

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
うば
Onyomi 音読み
ボモ
Nanori 名乗り
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Jōyō
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Frequency
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Strokes
8
Radical
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Kanji Kentei
Level 1
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Related vocabulary

2 common entries

Showing 2 of 2 entries that include this kanji.

保母

ほぼ

childcare worker

瓜姆

グアム

Guam

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

その姫君は幼いころ、姆に育てられた。

The princess was raised by a wet nurse when she was little.

母が病気だったため、姆が赤ん坊の世話をした。

Because the mother was ill, the wet nurse took care of the baby.

姆は夜通し泣く子をやさしくあやした。

The wet nurse gently soothed the child who cried all night.

幼い王子にとって、姆は母のような存在だった。

For the young prince, the wet nurse was like a mother.

姆の話す昔話を聞くのが好きだった。

I liked listening to the old tales told by the wet nurse.