JLPT N1 · Noun

お袋 (ofukuro)

お袋 (おふくろ, ofukuro) is a Japanese noun meaning “(one's) mother”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: おふくろ
Romaji: ofukuro
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

(one's) mother · noun · colloquial, usually written in kana

Example sentences

お袋の前ではそのことに触れるな。

Don't talk about it in my mother's presence.

Tatoeba #226902

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

Kanji in お袋

袋

sack, bag, pouchタイ・ダイ・ふくろ · 11 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with お袋.

手袋てぶくろglove袋ふくろbag足袋たびtabi

Source: JMdict entry 1002370 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.