母
はは · haha
Mother
Other ways to say “mother” in Japanese →
high first, then falls · what is pitch accent?
Example sentences
母はスープを作ります。
はははすーぷをつくります。
My mother makes soup.
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母と一緒に料理します。
ははといっしょにりょうりします。
I cook together with my mother.
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母はスーパーで野菜を買います。
はははすーぱーでやさいをかいます。
My mother buys vegetables at the supermarket.
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母と話しました。
ははとはなしました。
I talked with my mother.
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What does 母 mean?
Mother.
How do you pronounce 母?
はは (haha). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.
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JLPT N5 — beginner. See the JLPT N5 guide.
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