Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 母体(ぼたい) in Japanese

母体
Kana Reading
ぼたい
Romaji
botai
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    mother's body, esp. when pregnant or after giving birth
    Example sentence
    フランス語ラテン語母体として発達した French has developed from Latin.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    parent body; parent organization; heartland

Examples of 母体, ぼたい in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 5

5 strokes

mother

On'Yomi: ボ

Kun'Yomi: はは, も

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JLPT 4

7 strokes

body, substance, object, reality, counter for images

On'Yomi: タイ, テイ

Kun'Yomi: からだ, かたち

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