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    3. お袋

    お袋

    お​袋ふくろ

    (one's) mother

    KMT8CoreNounFamily & RelationshipsKanji Vocab14 strokes

    お母御袋

    おふくろオフクロ

    Noun

    1.
    (one's) mother
    colloquialword usually written using kana alone

    Stroke 0 / 14

    Speed1.0x

    お袋ふくろの料りょう理りが食たべたいな。

    I want to eat my mom's cooking.

    KMT6Family & RelationshipsFood & Dining
    久ひさしぶりにお袋ふくろに電でん話わした。

    I called my mom after a long time.

    KMT8Family & RelationshipsDaily Life
    お袋ふくろはいつも僕ぼくの健けん康こうを心しん配ぱいしてくれる。

    My mom always worries about my health.

    KMT8Family & RelationshipsEmotions & Psychology
    お袋ふくろは昔むかし、看かん護ご師しとして働はたらいていたらしい。

    My mom apparently used to work as a nurse.

    KMT8Family & RelationshipsWork & Career
    お袋ふくろの小こ言ごとも、今いまとなっては懐なつかしい思おもい出でだ。

    Even my mom's nagging is now a nostalgic memory.

    KMT9Family & RelationshipsEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    袋
    ふくろ…(5)
    sack・bag・pouch
    Kanji
    お
    o
    Kana
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