5 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N5

mother

Kun'yomi
  • mother
On'yomi

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Variants

Reading Commonality

はは 84.9%
14.6%
0.4%

Character Breakdown

mother
はは ボ も (2nd, N5)

Contained In

Common Words

grandmother
father and mother
Mother's Day (2nd Sunday of May)
mother's side of family ②maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
(one's) late mother
More Words...

References

Unicode hex code 6BCD
JIS X 0208 1-42-76
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2466
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3005
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3475
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 4287
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 2165
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 16723
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 203
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 112
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 112
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 137
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 65
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 222
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 114
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 317
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 74
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.7
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1143
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 102
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 0a5.36
Four corner code 7750.0
De Roo Code 3647