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お袋

御袋、 お母

Reading

Kana: おふくろ
Romaji: ofukuro
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

one's mother

Note: colloquialism; word usually written using kana alone

Kanji

Readings: タイ、 ダイ、 ふくろ
Meanings: sack, bag, pouch
Readings: ギョ、 ゴ、 おん-、 お-、 み-
Meanings: honorable, manipulate, govern
Readings: ボ、 はは、 も
Meaning: mother

Example Sentences

きっとおふくろ(おこ)るよ。
➥I'm sure Mom will get mad.
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この料理(りょうり)()べると、おふくろの(あじ)(おも)()します。
➥These dishes remind me of my mother's cooking.
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おふくろは(ぼく)なんかより、いつも(いもうと)(ほう)大事(だいじ)にしている。
➥My mother always puts my sister before me.
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(ふくろ)(まえ)ではそのことに()れるな。
➥Don't talk about it in my mother's presence.
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一人暮(ひとりぐ)らしをしていると、お(ふくろ)(あじ)(こい)しくなるよ。
➥Living on my own, I really miss my mom's cooking.
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