English–Japanese

“mom” in Japanese

Japanese

Alsoママ (mama) · おふくろ (ofukuro)

Romajiokāsan

お母さんに電話します。o kā sa n ni den wa shi ma su

I will call Mom.

“Mom” in Japanese is お母さん (okāsan).

Presents one's mother as a close family member addressed with warmth in ordinary conversation.

お母さんが絵を描きます。o kā sa n ga e o ega ki ma su

Mom draws a picture.

お母さんと一緒に買い物へ行きます。o kā sa n to is sho ni ka i mono e i ki ma su

I go shopping with my mom.

The familiar form お母さん (okāsan) is suitable for speaking to a mother directly, whereas 母 (haha, "mother") is the usual modest form for referring to one's own mother to others.

mama

nounmom

ママ、見てください。ma ma mi te ku da sa i

Mom, please look.

ofukuro

nounmom

おふくろに電話しました。o fu ku ro ni den wa shi ma shi ta

I called my mom.