Word Meaning お袋

おふくろ ofukuro

お袋 is read as おふくろ (ofukuro) and means one's mother.

Meaning

English

  1. one's mother

Reading

Kana

おふくろ

Romaji

ofukuro

Writing Variants

  • お母 おふくろ ofukuro
  • 御袋 おふくろ ofukuro

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Antonyms 親父 Rank 6456 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

手袋

てぶくろ

glove

ふくろ

dead end

紙袋

かみぶくろ

paper bag

足袋

たび

tabi

胃袋

いぶくろ

dietary needs

地下足袋

じかたび

work tabi

寝袋

ねぶくろ

sleeping bag

大入り袋

おおいりぶくろ

bonus paid to employees on occasion of a full house

非常持出袋

ひじょうもちだしぶくろ

emergency bag

知恵袋

ちえぶくろ

all one's wisdom

堪忍袋

かんにんぶくろ

one's store of patience

世知弁足袋

せちべんたび

something worn over tabi to keep them from getting dirty