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お袋おふくろ (ofukuro)

one's mother

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Meaning

お袋 (おふくろ, ofukuro) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “one's mother”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 7

お袋ふくろから電話でんわがあった

I had a telephone call from my mother.

きっとおふくろ怒おこるよ。

I'm sure Mom will get mad.

お袋ふくろの前まえではそのことに触ふれるな。

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

この料理りょうりを食たべると、おふくろの味あじを思い出おもいだします。

These dishes remind me of my mother's cooking.

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