JLPT N2 · Noun

伯母 (oba)

伯母 (おば, oba) is a Japanese noun meaning “aunt”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: おば
Romaji: oba
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

aunt · noun · 伯母 can mean older and 叔母 can mean younger than one's parent

Example sentences

私の伯母は、無料ハワイ旅行に当たった。

My aunt won an all-expenses-paid tour of Hawaii.

Tatoeba #162943

その姪は彼女の叔母さんのように見えます。

The niece looks like her aunt.

Tatoeba #206566

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 伯母

chief, count, earlハク · 7 strokes

motherボ・はは・も · 5 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 伯母.

伯父おじさんuncle伯母さんおばさんaunt伯父おじuncle伯父さんおじさんuncle母ははmotherお母さんおかあさんmother祖母そぼgrandmother母親ははおやmother叔母おばaunt父母ふぼfather and mother小母さんおばさんold lady分母ぶんぼdenominator母校ぼこうalma mater母国ぼこくone's home country

Source: JMdict entry 1607100 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.