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    3. 娑婆

    娑婆

    娑しゃ婆ば

    this world

    NTNounReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab21 strokes

    しゃばシャバ

    Noun

    1.
    this world, this life
    2.
    the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.)
    word usually written using kana alonecolloquial
    3.
    this corrupt world, present world
    Buddhism

    Stroke 0 / 21

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    Kanji that make up this word

    娑
    old woman
    婆
    ばば・ばあ…(1)
    old woman・grandma・wet nurse
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