萱堂
Reading: けんどう
Meaning: mother (honorific)
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Example Sentence
He returns home worried about his mother's illness.
Usage Notes
Highly formal and literary term for referring to one's mother or another's mother with great respect. Derived from the Chinese custom of planting daylilies in front of the mother's quarters.
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