義母

Chinese

justice; righteousness; meaning female; mother
trad. (義母) 義 母
simp. (义母) 义 母

Pronunciation


Noun

義母

  1. (literary) adoptive mother

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (義母):
  • → Japanese: 義母(ぎぼ) (gibo)
  • → Korean: 의모(義母) (uimo)
  • → Vietnamese: nghĩa mẫu (義母)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
義 母
ぎ
Grade: 5
ぼ
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

From Chinese 義母/义母 (yìmǔ, “adoptive mother”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ぎ​ぼ [gíꜜbò] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [ɡʲibo̞]

Noun

義(ぎ)母(ぼ) • (gibo) 

  1. a mother by moral principles
  2. a stepmother
  3. an adoptive mother
  4. a mother-in-law (one's spouse's mother)

See also

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