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婆 kanji
old woman, grandma, wet nurse
- JLPT level
- N1 (unofficial)
- Strokes
- 11
- School grade
- Secondary school
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Words with 婆
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —老婆Popularold woman
- —悪婆mean old woman
- —産婆midwife
- —塔婆stupa; pagoda; wooden grave tablet
- —娑婆this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
- —妖婆hag; old witch
- —提婆deva (being with god-like characteristics)
- —お転婆tomboy
- —お婆んold maid; frump; hag; old woman
- —老婆心solicitude; consideration; concern; (excessive) kindness
- —娑婆気worldly desires or ambitions
- —卒塔婆stupa; dagoba; wooden grave tablet
- —婆羅門Brahmin (highest caste in Hinduism; traditional occupation of priesthood); Brahmanism; priest of Brahmanism
- —乾闥婆gandharva (heavenly musicians and protectors of Buddhism)
- —産婆術maieutics
- —優婆塞upasaka (devout male lay follower of Buddhism)
- —優婆夷upasika (devout female lay follower of Buddhism)
- —婆婆鰈slime flounder (Microstomus achne)
- —板塔婆wooden grave tablet
- —婆娑羅acting without restraint; self-indulgence; wild license; eccentricity; being pretentious; putting on airs; foppery; dandyism; coxcombry; gaudiness