► 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:
- 彼女は母親に会いに行った ⇨ She went to see her mother
- お母さんはスーパーに買い物に行った ⇨ Mom went to a supermarket for shopping
- 彼女は母親似だ ⇨ She resembles her mother
- 祖母は最近物覚えが悪くなってきた ⇨ Grandma doesn’t remember things lately. Her memory is failing
- 私は母親に頬を打たれた ⇨ I got hit, slapped, in the cheek by my mother
- お母様のお年はお幾つ？ ⇨ How old is your mother?
- 母上！ ⇨ Mother!
- うちの祖母は90だがまだまだ達者だ ⇨ My grandmother is 90 but still very spry
- うちの母はいつも僕よりも僕の女房を庇う ⇨ My mother always sides with my wife rather than me
- 母はいつも弟の味方をする ⇨ My mother is always on my little brother’s side
- 彼の祖父母はナチを逃れてカナダに移住した ⇨ His grandparents escaped Nazi and immigrated to Canada
- 子供達は母親ひいきだ ⇨ The children favor their mother (over father)
- 男の子は恥ずかしがってお母さんの後ろに隠れた ⇨ The little boy was shy and he hid behind his mom
- 母の在りし日の思い出 ⇨ Memories of the days when mom was alive
- 生物学上の母親 ⇨ A biological mother