How to Say ‘Mother’ in Japanese
お母さん
おかあさん
💬 Usage Tip: Commonly used to refer to one's own or someone else's mother, pronounced as (okāsan).
🇯🇵 In Japan: Like [お父さん], [お母さん] denotes respect, important in Japanese familial references.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
おお
[o]
polite prefix
Prefix added to honorifics and nouns.
お姉さんですね。
It's your elder sister, right?
母かあ
[kaa]
mother
Refers to one's mother, usually respectfully.
母が料理します。
My mother cooks.
さんさん
[san]
Mr./Ms.
A polite suffix used to refer to people.
田中さんですね？
Is it Mr./Ms. Tanaka?
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