What does kanji 媽 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 媽 is mare.

How is kanji 媽 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 媽 are はは; the onyomi readings are ボ, モ.

What words use kanji 媽?

Example words that use kanji 媽 include 菩薩揚げ, 媽祖, 媽祖廟, 阿媽.

Kanken 1

媽

Meaning

Kanji 媽

mare

mare, mother

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: はは
Onyomi 音読み: ボモ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: -
Strokes: 13
Radical: -
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Level 1
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Related vocabulary

Showing 6 common entries

Showing 6 of 6 entries that include this kanji.

菩薩揚げ

ぼさあげ

ceremony performed by Chinese merchants disembarking in Nagasaki (Edo period)

媽祖

まそ

Mazu (Chinese goddess of the sea)

媽祖廟

まそびょう

Mazu temple

阿媽

アマ

amah (foreign maid or nursemaid working in east Asia)

麺麻

めんま

bamboo shoots boiled, sliced, fermented, dried or preserved in salt, then soaked in hot water and sea salt

阿媽港

あまこう

Macao

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

媽はいつも家族を支えてくれる。

Mother always supports the family.

彼は媽に感謝の気持ちを伝えた。

He expressed his gratitude to his mother.

媽の手料理が一番好きだ。

I like my mother's cooking the best.

媽は優しい言葉で励ましてくれた。

Mother encouraged me with kind words.

その媽は村でよく知られている。

That old woman is well known in the village.

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