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姥

old woman
Stroke count: 9

Readings

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Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. old woman
  2. aged womanRtK

Radicals and components

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Compound words

姥貝うばがい
Sakhalin surf clam (Pseudocardium sachalinense)
姥魚うばうお
Aspasma minima (species of clingfish)
姥桜うばざくら
faded beauty
姥鮫ウバザメ
basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus)
姥捨うばすて
practice of abandoning old people, usu. women
山姥やまうば
mountain witch
姥捨てうばすて
practice of abandoning old people, usu. women
姥捨山うばすてやま
mountain where old people were abandoned (according to legend)
姥彼岸うばひがん
double weeping rosebud cherry (Prunus pendula)
姥目樫うばめがし
ubame oak (Quercus phillyraeoides)
姥捨て山うばすてやま
mountain where old people were abandoned (according to legend)
高砂の尉と姥たかさごのじょうとうば
(Japanese) Darby and Joan

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 姥

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