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Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

2435 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 11

Meaning: old woman, grandma, wet nurse

Kunyomi: ばば, ばあ

Onyomi: バ

Composition: 波 女

婆

Radical

Radical: 女

Meaning: woman, female

Reading: おんな

Frequency: 681

Alternative forms:

(alt radical position hen)

女

Examples

Onyomi Examples

婆 (ババ) old woman, joker (in old maid)

婆 (ババア) old woman, hag, old bag

提婆 (ダイバ) deva (being with god-like characteristics)

湯婆 (タンポ) hot-water bottle, metal sake jug, sake warmer

Kunyomi Examples

婆 (ばば) old woman, joker (in old maid)

婆 (ばばあ) old woman, hag, old bag

祖父祖母 (じじばば) old people, grandparents

遣り手婆 (やりてばば) brothel madam

婆さん (ばあさん) grandmother, old woman, female senior citizen

婆ちゃん (ばあちゃん) granny, grandma, gran, old lady, old woman

【クソババア】 (old hag, old woman, old bat)

鬼婆 (おにばば) hag, witch, bitch, penurious or spiteful old woman, termagant, virago

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