お袋

おふくろ

mother

What does お袋 mean?

お袋 is a Japanese noun meaning mother in English. It is written as お袋 in kanji, おふくろ in hiragana, and ofukuro in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

お袋の前ではそのことに触れるな。

Don't talk about it in my mother's presence.