母 — mother

Grade 2 kanji · 5 strokes · on'yomi bo · kun'yomi haha.

A woman (女) with two dots — a mother nursing a baby, the dots are nourishment.

Example words

• 母 — haha — mother
• お母さん — okaasan — mom
• 母校 — bokkou — alma mater

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