JLPT N5 Beginner
母さん
Familiar term for addressing one’s own mother or wife.
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1 Noun
Mom" / "Mother
A familiar term used to address one’s own mother within the household, slightly less polite than the standard form with an honorific prefix.
2 Noun
Honey" / "Dear" (from a husband to his wife)
A term used by a husband to call his wife, reflecting her role as the mother of their children rather than addressing her by name.
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