姆 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「女」
道1University / general (hardest) ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「女」
- On
- ボ・モ
- Kun
- うば
- Meaning
- nurse; governess
Origin
Woman 女 with 母 "mother" as phonetic: the woman who nurses and raises a child.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 保姆ほぼ
nursery teacher (old term)
- 乳母うば
wet nurse
Example
昔は保姆と呼ばれた仕事である。
It was a job once called by that older name.
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