noun

Polite language, archaism. Used in pre-Meiji samurai families.
  1. mother.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
母上 ははうえ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

mother
はは ボ も (2nd, N5)
above, up
ジョウ うえ あ.げる (1st, N5)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)