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JLPT N5 · Family

お母さん

おかあさん

mother (polite)

Stroke order of お母さん

4 characters, 12 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

お · 3 strokes母 · 5 strokesさ · 3 strokesん · 1 strokes

Memory trick

母 is a woman 女 with two dots for nurturing breasts, a mother.

Parts: お polite + 母 mother + さん

The characters in お母さん

  • お お — o (3 strokes)
  • 母 はは — (my) mother (5 strokes)
  • さ さ — sa (3 strokes)
  • ん ん — n (the only lone consonant) (1 strokes)

Example sentence

お母さんは料理が上手です。

おかあさんはりょうりがじょうずです。

My mother is good at cooking.

Words with 母

More words: Family

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