Kanji
姑
kanji character
mother-in-law
姑 kanji-姑 mother-in-law
姑
Meaning
mother-in-law
Readings
Kun'yomi
- しゅうとめ mother-in-law
- よめ しゅうとめ daughter-in-law and mother-in-law (relationship, conflict, etc.)
- よめ しゅうと せんそう conflict between a bride and her mother-in-law
- おば
- しばらく
On'yomi
- こ そく underhanded
- げい こ geisha
- こ せん (in China) 5th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. F sharp)
Practice Writing
Stroke: 1/8
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Common Words
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姑 mother-in-law -
姑 くfor a moment, for a minute, for a while... -
姑 息 underhanded, unfair, makeshift... -
芸 姑 geisha -
姑 洗 (in China) 5th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. F sharp), third lunar month -
姑 娘 girl (esp. Chinese), young unmarried woman -
舅 姑 parents-in-law -
小 姑 sister-in-law -
慈 姑 Sagittaria trifolia var. edulis (edible variant of threeleaf arrowhead) -
梯 姑 Indian coral tree (Erythrina variegata) -
麻 姑 Ma Gu, legendary Taoist immortal with long talon-like fingernails, backscratcher -
嫁 姑 daughter-in-law and mother-in-law (relationship, conflict, etc.) -
外 姑 mother-in-law (of the husband) -
姑 獲 鳥 Ubume, birthing woman ghost in Japanese folklore, woman in late pregnancy... -
黒 慈 姑 Eleocharis kuroguwai (species of spikerush), Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis var. tuberosa) -
白 慈 姑 Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis) -
大 黒 慈 姑 Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis var. tuberosa) -
阿 摩 彌 姑 Amamikyu (Ryukyuan religion creation goddess) -
因 循 姑 息 dilly-dallying and temporizing (temporising) -
小 心 姑 息 timid and evasive (person), timid and makeshift (approach, measure... -
麻 姑 掻 痒 things happening exactly as one pleases (wishes), someone being very attentive to one's wishes -
麻 姑 搔 痒 things happening exactly as one pleases (wishes), someone being very attentive to one's wishes -
嫁 姑 戦 争 conflict between a bride and her mother-in-law, bride and mother-in-law war -
赤 漆 姑 草 red clover (Trifolium pratense), purple clover