義母

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Chinese

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justice; righteousness; meaning female; mother
trad. (義母)
simp. (义母)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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義母

  1. (literary) godmother; (nominally) adoptive mother

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (義母):
  • Japanese: 義母(ぎぼ) (gibo)
  • Korean: 의모(義母) (uimo)
  • Vietnamese: nghĩa mẫu (義母)

Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 5

Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

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From Chinese 義母义母 (yìmǔ, adoptive mother).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()() (gibo

  1. a mother by moral principles
  2. a stepmother
  3. an adoptive mother
  4. a mother-in-law (one's spouse's mother)
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See also

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