義母
Chinese edit
justice; righteousness; meaning | female; mother | ||
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trad. (義母) | 義 | 母 | |
simp. (义母) | 义 | 母 |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
義母
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Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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義 | 母 |
ぎ Grade: 5 |
ぼ Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
Etymology edit
From Chinese 義母/义母 (yìmǔ, “adoptive mother”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- a mother by moral principles
- a stepmother
- an adoptive mother
- a mother-in-law (one's spouse's mother)