母の日

Japanese

Kanji in this term
母	日
はは Grade: 2	ひ Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Etymology

母 (haha, “mother”) +‎ の (no, possessive particle) +‎ 日 (hi, “day”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ははのひ [háꜜwà nò hì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2][3]
IPA^(key): [ha̠ha̠ no̞ çi]

Noun

母(はは)の日(ひ) • (haha no hi)

Mother's Day

See also

父(ちち)の日(ひ) (chichi no hi, “Father's Day”)

References

NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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