Word Meaning 叔母

おば oba

叔母 is read as おば (oba) and means aunt.

Meaning

English

  1. aunt

Reading

Kana

おば

Romaji

oba

Writing Variants

  • 叔母 しゅくぼ shukubo
  • 伯母 おば oba
  • 伯母 はくぼ hakubo

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Synonyms 伯母,おば,おばさん Antonyms 叔父,伯父 Related Words ,子孫,,子供,子ども,,親子,祖父 Rank 31 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

大叔母

おおおば

grandaunt

叔父

おじ

uncle

義母

ぎぼ

foster mother

継母

ままはは

stepmother

聖母

せいぼ

mother of a holy person

保母

ほぼ

childcare worker

酵母

こうぼ

yeast

養父母

ようふぼ

adoptive parents

養母

ようぼ

foster mother

異母

いぼ

different mother

寮母

りょうぼ

housemother

義理の母

ぎりのはは

mother-in-law

Example Sentences

10

おばはかんごしをしています。

my aunt is a nurse.

おばからてがみがとどきました。

a letter arrived from my aunt.

わたしのおばはてにすがじょうずです。

my aunt is good at tennis.

おばといっしょにかいものにいきました。

i went shopping with my aunt.

This is my aunt.

I like my aunts.

She resembles her aunt.

These women are my aunts.

He stayed at his aunt's house.

She's your aunt, isn't she?