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1 exact word match found in search 'おふくろ'
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noun
one's mother  (colloquialism; often written with kana only)
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1 word found beginning with 'おふくろ'
Most common form: お袋の味
noun
mom's home cooking; taste of mom's cooking; taste of home cooking; food like mom used to make
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16 partial word matches found in search 'おふくろ'
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prefix
honorific/polite/humble prefix  (see also: ; usu. before a term with an kun-yomi reading, おん is more formal; honorific; polite (teineigo) language; humble; often written with kana only)
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interjection (kandoushi)
oh! (expression of slight surprise)
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noun
1. cord; strap; thong
2. string (of a musical instrument, bow, etc.)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. clothes (esp. Western clothes)
suffix, counter
2. counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.  (see also: 一服)
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'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to blow (of the wind)​
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
2. to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to blow on (hot tea, candles, etc.); to puff​
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noun
good fortune
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. bag; sack; pouch
2. skin of an orange (and other like fruits)
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'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
to wipe; to dry
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noun
1. (sheet) music; (musical) note; (musical) score
2. genealogy; family tree
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noun, prefix
1. assistant; associate; vice-; sub-; deputy; substitute; auxiliary; supplementary; additional; collateral
noun
2. duplicate; copy
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noun, prefix
1. diplo-; double
noun
2. doubles (tennis, etc.)  (see also: 複試合; abbreviation)
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negative; minus  (see also: )
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numeric
nine  (玖 is used in legal documents)
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noun
1. black  (see also: )
2. black go stone
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noun
ward; district; section
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. section (i.e. of text); sentence; passage; paragraph
2. phrase  (linguistics terminology)
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