おかん
okan
🇯🇵 Japanese slang from Osaka
What does “おかん” mean?
mom
Example
“テストの点、おかんに怒られた”
tesuto no ten, okan ni okorareta
Mom got mad about my test score
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
☕ Everyday
The textbook way to say it: お母さん
👩 How other countries say “mom”
- 🇯🇵 母さんTokyo
More from Osaka
- めっちゃsuper, so
- ほんまreally, true
- あかんno good, not allowed, no way
- ちゃうno, that's not it
- せやなyeah, true
- 知らんけど…but what do I know
- わからへんI don't get it
- ぎょうさんloads, lots
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