Mothers Day Haha no Hi

May 10th is Mothers Day (Haha no hi). Although Happy ~ can be translated as ~ omedetou, there is no Japanese equivalent of Happy Mothers Day. Sending a Mothers Day card is not too common in Japan, but giving flowers (especially carnations) is a popular thing to do. I am very close with my mom. She is very open-minded and has been very supportive of whatever I have done. Since hugging parents (except by children) is not a common practice in Japan, I sometime wonder if words are enough to show love. Besides, I feel a little embarrassed to express my feelings in front of her, but I always appreciate her open-mindedness. Japanese Translation æ ¯ Ã£  ®Ã¦â€" ¥ ä ºâ€Ã¦Å"ˆå  Ã¦â€" ¥Ã£  ¯Ã¦ ¯ Ã£  ®Ã¦â€" ¥Ã£  §Ã£ â„¢Ã£â‚¬â€šÃ¨â€¹ ±Ã¨ ªÅ¾Ã£  ®Happy ~㠁 ¯Ã£â‚¬ Ã£ Å Ã£â€š Ã£  §Ã£  ¨Ã£ â€ Ã£  ¨Ã¨ ¨ ³Ã£ â€¢Ã£â€šÅ'る㠁“㠁 ¨Ã£â€šâ€šÃ£ â€šÃ£â€šÅ Ã£  ¾Ã£ â„¢Ã£ Å'〠Ã¦â€" ¥Ã¦Å" ¬Ã¨ ªÅ¾Ã£  §Happy Mothers Day㠁 «Ã¥â‚¬ ¤Ã£ â„¢Ã£â€šâ€¹Ã¨ ¨â‚¬Ã¨â€˜â€°Ã£  ¯Ã£ â€šÃ£â€šÅ Ã£  ¾Ã£ â€ºÃ£â€šâ€œÃ£â‚¬â€šÃ¦â€" ¥Ã¦Å" ¬Ã£  §Ã£  ¯Ã¦ ¯ Ã£  ®Ã¦â€" ¥Ã£  «Ã£â€š «Ã£Æ' ¼Ã£Æ'‰ã‚’è ´Ë†Ã£â€šâ€¹Ã£ â€œÃ£  ¨Ã£  ¯Ã£ â€šÃ£  ¾Ã£â€šÅ Ã¨ ¡Å'ã‚ Ã£â€šÅ'㠁 ¾Ã£ â€ºÃ£â€šâ€œÃ£ Å'〠Ã¨Å  ±Ã§â€° ¹Ã£  «Ã£â€š «Ã£Æ' ¼Ã£Æ' Ã£Æ' ¼Ã£â€š ·Ã£Æ' §Ã£Æ' ³Ã£ Å'æ ¯ Ã£  ®Ã¦â€" ¥Ã£  ®Ã¨Å  ±Ã£  ¨Ã£ â€¢Ã£â€šÅ'㠁 ¦Ã£ â€žÃ£  ¾Ã£ â„¢Ã£â€šâ€™Ã¨ ´Ë†Ã£â€šâ€¹Ã£ â€œÃ£  ¨Ã£  ¯Ã¤ ¸â‚¬Ã¨Ë† ¬Ã§Å¡â€žÃ£  §Ã£ â„¢Ã£â‚¬â€šÃ§ § Ã£  ¯Ã¦ ¯ Ã£  ¨Ã£  ¨Ã£  ¦Ã£â€šâ€šÃ¤ » ²Ã£ Å'㠁„㠁„㠁 §Ã£ â„¢Ã£â‚¬â€šÃ¦ ¯ Ã£  ¯Ã£  ©Ã£â€šâ€œÃ£  ªÃ£ â€œÃ£  ¨Ã£  «Ã£â€šâ€šÃ¥  Ã¨ ¦â€¹Ã£ Å'㠁 ªÃ£  Ã£â‚¬ Ã§ § Ã£ Å'㠁™ã‚⠀¹Ã£ â€œÃ£  ¨Ã£  «Ã£  ¯Ã£ â€žÃ£  ¤Ã£  §Ã£â€šâ€šÃ§ â€ Ã¨ § £Ã£â€šâ€™Ã§ ¤ ºÃ£ â€"㠁 ¦Ã£  Ã£â€šÅ'㠁 ¾Ã£ â€"㠁Ÿã€‚è ¦ ªÃ£â€šâ€™Ã¦Å  ±Ã£  Ã£ â€"ã‚ Ã£â€šâ€¹Ã£ â€œÃ£  ¨Ã£  ¯Ã¥ ­ Ã¤ ¾â€ºÃ¤ » ¥Ã¥ ¤â€"æâ€" ¥Ã¦Å" ¬Ã£  «Ã£  ¯Ã£  ªÃ£ â€žÃ§ ¿â€™Ã¦â€¦ £Ã£  ªÃ£  ®Ã£  §Ã£â‚¬ Ã¨ ¨â‚¬Ã¨â€˜â€°Ã£   Ã£ â€˜Ã£  §Ã¥  Ã¥Ë†â€ Ã£  «Ã¦â€žâ€ºÃ¦Æ'…㠁 ¯Ã¤ ¼ Ã£â€š Ã£â€šâ€¹Ã£  ®Ã£ â€¹Ã£  ªÃ£  ¨Ã¦â‚¬ Ã£ â€ Ã£ â€œÃ£  ¨Ã£â€šâ€šÃ£ â€šÃ£â€šÅ Ã£  ¾Ã£ â„¢Ã£â‚¬â€šÃ£  Ã£  ®Ã£ â€ Ã£ Ë†Ã§ § Ã£  ¯Ã©  ¢Ã£  ¨Ã¥ â€˜Ã£ â€¹Ã£  £Ã£  ¦Ã¦â€žÅ¸Ã¨ ¬ Ã£  ®Ã¦ °â€"æÅ' Ã£  ¡Ã£â€šâ€™Ã¨ ¡ ¨Ã£ â„¢Ã£ â€œÃ£  ¨Ã£  «Ã£â‚¬ Ã¥ °â€˜Ã£ â€"ç… §Ã£â€šÅ'㠁 Ã£ â€¢Ã£ â€¢Ã£â€šâ€šÃ¦â€žÅ¸Ã£ ËœÃ£â€šâ€¹Ã£  ®Ã£  §Ã£ â„¢Ã£ Å'〠Ã¦ ¯ Ã£  ®Ã¥ ¯â€ºÃ¥ ¤ §Ã£ â€¢Ã£â‚¬ Ã§ â€ Ã¨ § £Ã¥Å â€ºÃ£â€šâ€™Ã£  ¨Ã£  ¦Ã£â€šâ€šÃ£ â€šÃ£â€šÅ Ã£ Å'㠁Ÿã  Ã¦â‚¬ Ã£  £Ã£  ¦Ã£ â€žÃ£  ¾Ã£ â„¢Ã£â‚¬â€šÃ£ Å Ã¦ ¯ Ã£ â€¢Ã£â€šâ€œÃ£â‚¬ Ã£ â€žÃ£  ¤Ã£â€šâ€šÃ£ â€šÃ£â€šÅ  Ã£ Å'㠁 ¨Ã£ â€ Ã£â‚¬â€š Romaji Translation Go-gatsu tooka wa haha no hi desu. Eigo no Happy~ wa, ~omedetou to yakusareru koto mo arimasu ga, nihongo de Happy Mothers Day ni ataisuru kotoba wa arimasen. Nihon dewa haha no hi ni kaado o okuru koto wa amari okonawaremasen ga, hana (toku ni kaaneeshon ga haha no hi no hana to sareteimasu) o okuru koto wa ippanteki desu. Watashi wa haha to totemo naka ga ii desu. Haha wa donna koto nimo henken ga naku, watashi ga suru koto niwa itsudemo rikai o shimeshite kuremashita. Oya o dakishimeru koto wa (kodomo igai) nihon niwa nai shuukan nanode, kotoba dake de juubun ni aijou wa tsutawaru no kana to omou koto mo arimasu. Sonoue watashi wa men to mukatte kansha no kimochi o arawasu koto ni, sukoshi terekusasa mo kanjiru no desu ga, haha no kandaisa, rikairyoku o totemo arigataku omotte imasu. Okaasan, itsumo arigatou! Note: The translation is not always literal. Beginners Phrases I am very close with my mom. Watashi wa haha to totemo naka ga ii desu.ã‚ Ã£ Å¸Ã£ â€"㠁 ¯ 㠁 ¯Ã£  ¯Ã£  ¨ 㠁 ¨Ã£  ¦Ã£â€šâ€š 㠁 ªÃ£ â€¹Ã£ Å' 㠁„㠁„ 㠁 §Ã£ â„¢Ã£â‚¬â€šÃ§ § Ã£  ¯Ã¦ ¯ Ã£  ¨Ã£  ¨Ã£  ¦Ã£â€šâ€šÃ¤ » ²Ã£ Å'㠁„㠁„㠁 §Ã£ â„¢Ã£â‚¬â€š