• 母はは — mother
• お母さんかあさん — mom (polite)
• 母親ははおや — (one’s) mother
• 母国ぼこく — home country
• 母ははの日ひ — Mother's Day
• 母性ぼせい — motherhood

母 is a pictograph showing a woman with breasts, representing nurturing and motherhood. It’s one of the earliest kanji children learn, and appears in both family-related and symbolic expressions of care or origin.

母ははは 料理りょうりが上手じょうずです。
My mother is good at cooking.

母ははの日ひに花はなを贈おくりました。
I gave flowers on Mother's Day.

🎧 Practice the native pronunciation of 母.