Word Meaning 寮母

りょうぼ ryoubo

寮母 is read as りょうぼ (ryoubo) and means housemother.

Meaning

English

housemother
dorm mother

Reading

Kana

りょうぼ

Romaji

ryoubo

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 23327 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

母子寮

ぼしりょう

home for mothers and children

寮

りょう

bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system)

寮生

りょうせい

boarder

寮費

りょうひ

boarding expenses (for staying at a dormitory)

寮生活

りょうせいかつ

life in a dormitory

寮長

りょうちょう

dormitory leader

叔母

おば

aunt

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

Example Sentences

ここの寮母さんが作るごはん、すごく美味しいのよ。

The housemother here makes some really good food.

この間ね、門限過ぎて帰ったら、寮母さんにめっちゃ怒られちゃった。

When I arrived back past the curfew the other day, the housemother was extremely angry.