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What does お袋 (おふくろ, ofukuro) mean?

お袋 (おふくろ, ofukuro) means mom (informal term).

Quick facts
Readingおふくろ
Romajiofukuro
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
おふくろ
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonofukuro

mom (informal term)

  1. 1noun (one's) mother

Example sentences

  • I want to eat my mom's home cooking again after all this time.

  • I'm always making my mom worry.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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