母

Mother

JLPT N5 5 strokes People & Family Radical: 母

Stroke Order

#DescriptionDirection
1
 Left frame + bottom sweep Top-left, down, curving right along bottom
2
 Upper crossing stroke Left to right across the upper frame
3
 Right frame Down the right side
4
 Left inner dot Short diagonal, upper-left interior
5
 Right inner dot Short diagonal, upper-right interior

Stroke Animation

Kun'yomi (Japanese)
はは
haha
One's own mother (plain form — used when referring to your own mother to others)
On'yomi (Chinese-derived)
ボ
bo
Used in compounds: 母国 (bokoku) — homeland; 母語 (bogo) — mother tongue
Mandarin Chinese
mǔ
mǔ (3rd tone — dipping)
妈妈 (māma) is more common in speech; 母 appears in formal compounds

Example Words

母
はは (haha)
My mother (plain, referring to own)
お母さん
おかあさん (okāsan)
Mother / Mum (polite — used for others' mothers or addressing your own)
父母
ふぼ (fubo)
Parents (father and mother)
母国
ぼこく (bokoku)
Homeland / mother country
母語
ぼご (bogo)
Mother tongue / native language
祖母
そぼ (sobo)
Grandmother (own)