► 名詞
母 [(1)はは] [liter] meaning: mother rank: 1
☆ 母猫と子猫 ⇨ A mother cat and kittens
☆ うちの母は70歳です ⇨ My mother is 70 years old (☛ The most common term for a adult to refer to own mother. NEVER used to refer to someone else’s mother)
☆ 母の思い出 ⇨ The memories of my mother (☛ The most common term for a adult to refer to own mother. NEVER used to refer to someone else’s mother)
☆ 母の日 ⇨ Mother’s day (☛ Usually used as a literary expression to represent the concept of motherhood)
More examples:
- 御母さんを大事にね ⇨ Take good care of your mom
- 父上、母上、兄上、姉上 ⇨ Esteemed father, mother, big brother, big sister
- お母さん、お腹減った ⇨ Mom, I’m hungry
- 私の祖母 ⇨ My grandmother
- 母親の顔が脳裏にちらついた ⇨ The face of my mother flickered at the back of my head
- 分数の分母 ⇨ The denominator of a fraction
- お母さんが君のことを心配しているよ ⇨ Your mom is worried about you
- 皆が料理を大喜びで食べて母は御満悦だった (ごまんえつ) ⇨ My mom was so happy that everybody enthusiastically devoured her cooking
- 彼は戦争で父母を共に失った ⇨ He lost both parents in the war
- 御母さん！ ⇨ Mom! Mother!
- お母さんには言うなよ、いいな？ ⇨ Don’t tell mom, OK?
- 母の形見の指輪 ⇨ A keepsake ring my late mother gave me
- 母がくれた指輪 ⇨ A ring my mother gave me
- 母親に頬をぶたれた ⇨ My mother slapped me on the cheek
- お母さんが子供の手を取った ⇨ A mother took her child’s hand