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婆 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「女」

道
3Junior high level ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「女」
On
バば · ba
Kun
ばば・ばあbaba · bā
Meaning
old woman

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

波 with 女 "woman": a woman advanced in years — an old woman.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onバばba老婆ろうば産婆役さんばやく

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 老婆ろうば

    old woman

  • 産婆さんば

    midwife

More words with this kanji

  • 娑婆しゃば
  • 婆娑ばさ

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

老婆(ろうば)が道(みち)を教(おし)えてくれた。

An old woman showed me the way.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

産婆老婆婆産give…老old如like妨obstru…奉offer娯recrea…姫prince…芭banana…馬horse痲numbne…瑪agate麼tiny
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 女Map of reading バAll maps

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