婆

old woman

Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingバ

Kun readingばば、ばあ

Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

old womanRtK
彼はその老婆を助けることに同意した。He consented to help the old lady.tatoeba
彼はお婆さんを襲って金を奪った。He robbed an old lady.tatoeba
grandma
wet nurse

grandmother
female senior citizen

Radicals and components

Radical女woman

Components

How it's built

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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wave · water (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · pelt · branch · ten (十) · needle (丨) · crotch · hook (亅) · woman (女)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 867

Compound words

老婆ろうば

old woman

婆さんばあさん

grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

Java (Indonesian island)

gandharva (heavenly musicians and protectors of Buddhism)

slime flounder (Microstomus achne)

婆抜きばばぬき

old maid (game)

婆娑羅ばさら

acting without restraint

娑婆気しゃばけ

worldly desires or ambitions

old woman ghost from the Kanto region

Additional Examples

突然の恐怖に老婆は心臓麻痺を起こした。

Fright gave the old lady heart failure.tatoeba

昔、小さな島に老婆が住んでいました。

Once there lived an old woman on a small island.tatoeba

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 婆

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step