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    3. 婆

    婆

    婆ばば

    old woman

    KMT10News #31+1NounFamily & RelationshipsKanji Vocab11 strokes

    ばばババ

    Noun

    1.
    old woman
    word usually written using kana alone
    2.
    joker (in old maid)
    word usually written using kana alonecard games

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    公こう園えんで婆ばばさんがベンチに座すわっていた。

    An old woman was sitting on a bench in the park.

    KMT5Daily Life
    祖そ母ぼは優やさしい婆ばばさんだ。

    My grandmother is a kind old woman.

    KMT7Family & RelationshipsEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれは婆ばば抜ぬきでいつも最さい後ごに婆ばばを引ひいてしまう。

    He always draws the joker last in Old Maid.

    KMT9GamesDaily Life
    子こ供どもたちは婆ばば抜ぬきで遊あそんだ。

    The children played Old Maid.

    KMT10GamesFamily & Relationships
    その婆ばばさんは、昔むかしの村むらの様よう子すを詳くわしく語かたってくれた。

    That old woman told us in detail about the village in the old days.

    KMT10HistoryDaily Life

    Kanji that make up this word

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