御袋

Japanese

Kanji in this term
御	袋
お Grade: S	ふくろ Grade: S
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
お袋

Etymology

御 (o-, honorific prefix) +‎ 袋 (fukuro, “pouch; sack”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) おふくろ [òfúkúró] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [o̞ɸɯ̟̊ᵝkɯ̟ᵝɾo̞]

Noun

御(お)袋(ふくろ) • (o-fukuro) 

1. (informal) one's own mother
   • 1977, “北国の春”, いではく (lyrics), 遠藤実 (music), performed by 千昌夫:

     季(き)節(せつ)が都(と)会(かい)では　わからないだろと
     届(とど)いたおふくろの　小(ちい)さな包(つつ)み
     あの故(ふる)郷(さと)へ　帰(かえ)ろかな帰(かえ)ろかな

     kisetsu ga tokai de wa wakaranai daro to
     todoita o-fukuro no chīsana tsutsumi
     ano furusato e kaero ka na kaero ka na

     Mother sent me a little package
     figuring that it's hard to tell what season it is in the city
     Should I return home? Should I return?

Synonyms

• 母(はは) (haha)