姥

old woman

9 strokes. Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names.

Readings

• うば (kun reading): 山姥 (やまうば) mountain witch; 姥 (うば) elderly woman
• ボ (on reading)
• モ (on reading)

Components

• 女
• 老
• 匕 radical spoon
• 女 radical woman
• ⺹ radical old, top form of 老

Words using 姥

• 山姥 (やまうば) mountain witch
• 姥 (うば) elderly woman
• 姥桜 (うばざくら) faded beauty
• 姥捨て (うばすて) practice of abandoning old people, usu. women
• 高砂の尉と姥 (たかさごのじょうとうば) (Japanese) Darby and Joan

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists