Japanese
| Kanji in this term
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| 御
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袋
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お Grade: S
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ふくろ Grade: S
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| kun'yomi
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Etymology
御 (o-, honorific prefix) + 袋 (fukuro, “pouch; sack”)
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) おふくろ [òf
úkúró] (Heiban – [0]) - IPA(key): [o̞ɸɯ̟̊kɯ̟ɾo̞]
Noun
御袋 • (o-fukuro)
- (informal) one's own mother
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- 季節が都会では わからないだろと
届いたおふくろの 小さな包み
あの故郷へ 帰ろかな帰ろかな- kisetsu ga tokai de wa wakaranai daro to
todoita o-fukuro no chīsana tsutsumi
ano furusato e kaero ka na kaero ka na - Mother sent me a little package
figuring that it's hard to tell what season it is in the city
Should I return home? Should I return?
Synonyms