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    3. 姥

    姥

    姥うば

    old woman

    NTFamily & RelationshipsKanji9 strokes

    Kun'yomi

    うば

    On'yomi

    ボモ

    old woman

    女老

    女
    土
    老
    耂
    匕

    Stroke 0 / 9

    Speed1.0x

    娃姪咾耆耄妣姶姻咾娃姻姦姪妣姨耆老耄

    Concepts using this kanji

    姥彼岸

    double weeping rosebud cherry (Prunus pendula)

    姥捨て山

    mountain where old people were abandoned (according to legend)

    山姥

    mountain witch

    高砂の尉と姥

    (Japanese) Darby and Joan

    姥目樫

    ubame oak (Quercus phillyraeoides)

    姥桜

    faded beauty

    姥捨て

    practice of abandoning old people, usu. women

    姥魚

    Aspasma minima (species of clingfish)

    姥貝

    Sakhalin surf clam (Pseudocardium sachalinense)

    姥

    elderly woman

    姥烏帽子貝

    Inversidens brandti (species of freshwater mussel)

    姥鮫

    basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus)

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    Used in vocabulary

    • 匕
    • 土
    • 女
    • 老
    • 耂

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    • 姥桜
    • 山姥
    • 姥捨て
    • 姥捨て山
    • 姥貝
    • 姥鮫
    • 姥目樫
    • 姥
    • 姥彼岸
    • 姥魚
    • 姥烏帽子貝
    • 高砂の尉と姥

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