婆
old woman; grandma; wet nurse
11 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 2435.
Readings
- ばば (kun reading): 婆 (ばば) old woman; 大婆 (おおばば) great grandma
- バ (on reading): 老婆 (ろうば) old woman; 産婆 (さんば) midwife
- ばあ (kun reading): 婆さん (ばあさん) grandmother
- Read as a whole word: 牙婆 (すあい) broker
Components
Words using 婆
- 婆 (ばば) old woman
- 大婆 (おおばば) great grandma
- 鬼婆 (おにばば) hag
- 爺婆 (じじばば) old people
- 遣り手婆 (やりてばば) brothel madam
- 老婆 (ろうば) old woman
- 産婆 (さんば) midwife
- 娑婆 (しゃば) this world
- 塔婆 (とうば) stupa
- 卒塔婆 (そとば) stupa
- 婆さん (ばあさん) grandmother
- 牙婆 (すあい) broker
- 麻婆 (マーボー) mapo (style of dish)
- 麻婆茄子 (マーボーなす) mabo nasu
- 麻婆丼 (マーボーどん) mapo donburi
- 麻婆豆腐 (マーボーどうふ) mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat)
- 湯婆 (たんぽ) hot-water bottle
37 words in all.