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To: SeekAndFind
Interesting; the Japanese kanji for "mother" is 母 , which is supposed to be a stylized rendition of breasts with nipples, as if the woman were lying down on her side (to nurse?).
30 posted on 10/16/2015 8:49:22 AM PDT by chajin ("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
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To: chajin
RE: Interesting; the Japanese kanji for "mother" is 母 ,

They actually took that Kanji from the Chinese.

That's another Chinese character for mother.
33 posted on 10/16/2015 8:55:38 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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