Kanji: 母

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N5 (beginner level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 9 (completion of 2nd grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 2nd grade in Japan
Radical:	毋 Radical name: なかれ
Meaning:	Mother
Usage:	Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 600 kanji are used even more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N5	お母(かあ)さん	(honorable) mother
N4	祖母(そぼ)	grandmother
N3	母親(ははおや)	mother
N2	父母(ふぼ)	father and mother, parents
N1	お祖母(ばあ)さん	grandmother, female senior-citizen
N1	父母(ちちはは)	father and mother, parents
N1	分母(ぶんぼ)	denominator
N1	保母(ほぼ)	day care worker in a kindergarten nursery school etc.
N1	母校(ぼこう)	alma mater
N5	伯母(おば)	aunt (father's or mother's older sister)
N5	叔母(おば)	aunt (father's or mother's younger sister)