お母さん

おかあさん

mother (formal)

Also:wife, you (of an elderly person older than the speaker)

What does お母さん mean?

お母さん is a Japanese noun meaning mother (formal) in English. It can also be translated as wife, you (of an elderly person older than the speaker) depending on context. It is written as お母さん in kanji, おかあさん in hiragana, and okaasan in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N5 vocabulary.

Example sentence

お母さんに口答えしてはいけませんよ。

Don't answer your mother back.