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Zach

Readings

Kana: ボ、はは、も
Romaji: bo, haha, mo
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

mother

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  5
Radical Number:  80
Frequency:  570
Grade:  2
Skip Pattern:  4-5-1
Korean Reading:  mo
Chinese Reading:  mu3
Unicode:  6bcd
JIS:  4A6C

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3475
Nelson Index: 2466
New Nelson Index: 3005
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 0a5.36
Four Corner Index: 7750.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 203
Gakken Index: 554
Japanese Names Index: 326
Daikanwanjiten Index: 16723
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.0793
Remembering the kanji Index: 101
Busy People Index: 2.7
Kanji Way Index: 317
Kanji Flashcards Index: 65
Kodansha Compact Index: 1143
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 222
Kanji in Context Index: 74
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 2165
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2917
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 102
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 105
Essential Kanji Index: 89
Kodansha Kanji Index: 4287
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3647
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 137
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 114

Words

(はは、はわ、かか、おも、いろは、あも)
mother
空母 (くうぼ)
aircraft carrier
祖母 (そぼ、ばば、おおば、おば、うば)
grandmother
母音 (ぼいん)
vowel
聖母 (せいぼ)
holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary
母親 (ははおや)
mother
父母 (ふぼ、ちちはは、ててはは、かぞいろは、ぶも、かぞいろ)
father and mother; parents
母体 (ぼたい)
mother's body, esp. when pregnant or after giving birth; parent body; parent organization; heartland
母艦 (ぼかん)
mother ship
母子 (ぼし)
mother and child
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