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    3. 姑

    姑

    姑しゅうとめ

    mother-in-law

    KMT10Freq #2041Family & RelationshipsAmbiguous glossKanji8 strokes

    組

    姑姑

    An old woman, your mother-in-law, makes her demands.

    Kun'yomi

    しゅうとめしゅうとおばしばらく

    On'yomi

    コ

    mother-in-law

    女古

    女
    十
    口

    Stroke 0 / 8

    Speed1.0x

    始姉姓妹姻妊妙妨始嫡如姓妹委妻姉妊妙妨妖威姻嬉姚克

    Concepts using this kanji

    姑

    mother-in-law

    小心姑息

    timid and evasive (person)

    小姑

    sister-in-law

    外姑

    mother-in-law (of the husband)

    嫁姑戦争

    conflict between a bride and her mother-in-law

    大黒慈姑

    Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis var. tuberosa)

    姑息

    underhanded

    姑洗

    (in China) 5th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. F sharp)

    因循姑息

    dilly-dallying and temporizing (temporising)

    白慈姑

    Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis)

    姑娘

    girl (esp. Chinese)

    麻姑

    Ma Gu

    麻姑掻痒

    things happening exactly as one pleases (wishes)

    黒慈姑

    Eleocharis kuroguwai (species of spikerush)

    嫁姑

    daughter-in-law and mother-in-law (relationship, conflict, etc.)

    慈姑

    Sagittaria trifolia var. edulis (edible variant of threeleaf arrowhead)

    舅姑

    parents-in-law

    Showing 17 of 17 words

    始

    commence

    姉

    elder sister

    姓

    surname

    妹

    younger sister

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    • 十
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    • 因循姑息
    • 姑
    • 姑息
    • 舅姑
    • 小姑
    • 慈姑
    • 小心姑息
    • 麻姑掻痒
    • 姑洗
    • 黒慈姑
    • 大黒慈姑
    • 白慈姑
    • 麻姑
    • 嫁姑
    • 姑娘
    • 嫁姑戦争
    • 外姑

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