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姥 kanji
old woman
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Words with 姥
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —姥elderly woman; noh mask of an old woman
- —姥桜faded beauty
- —山姥mountain witch; yamauba
- —姥貝Sakhalin surf clam (Pseudocardium sachalinense)
- —姥鮫basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus)
- —姥魚Aspasma minima (species of clingfish)
- —姥捨てpractice of abandoning old people, usu. women
- —姥目樫ubame oak (Quercus phillyraeoides)
- —姥彼岸double weeping rosebud cherry (Prunus pendula)
- —姥捨て山mountain where old people were abandoned (according to legend); position or division in a company to which an old and ineffective person is transferred; women's college
- —姥捨practice of abandoning old people, usu. women
- —姥捨山mountain where old people were abandoned (according to legend); position or division in a company to which an old and ineffective person is transferred; women's college