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婆
On'yomi
バ
BA
Kun'yomi
ばば・ばあ
baba / baa
old woman · grandma · wet nurse
elegant
Details
Strokes11
Frequency#2435
Radical女woman(3)
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Component Breakdown
婆=
波女
波 + woman
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of wave and woman. Woman like wave.
Symbolism
Old woman, grandmother, granny. Represents old woman.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Good old days
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
老婆心切
ろうばしんせつ
grandmotherly solicitude for another's welfare; excessive solicitude; grandmotherly solicitude for another's welfare
Proverbs & Idioms
鬼も十八番茶も出花
おにもじゅうはちばんちゃもでばな
Even demons at 18, even tea when first brewed
Everyone is attractive in their youth