ば
婆
さ
娑
ら
羅

noun, adjectival noun or quasi-adjective

  1. acting without restraint, self-indulgence, wild license, eccentricity.
  2. being pretentious, putting on airs, foppery, dandyism, coxcombry, gaudiness.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ば
婆
さ
娑
ら
羅
 婆娑羅 ばさら
ば
婆
しゃ
娑
ら
羅
 婆娑羅 ばしゃら

Contained Kanji Breakdown

old woman, grandma, wet nurse
ばば　ばあ　バ (Late Jr. High, N1)
waves, billows, Poland
ハ　なみ　わ (3rd, N2)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
pelt, skin, hide
かわ　ヒ (3rd, N2)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
strike, hit, folding chair radical (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (Late Jr. High, N1)
woman, female
ジョ　おんな　め (1st, N5)
old woman
シャ　サ (Kentei 1)
sand
サ　シャ　すな (Late High School, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
few, little
すこ.し　ショウ　すく.ない (2nd, N4)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
woman, female
ジョ　おんな　め (1st, N5)
gauze, thin silk, Rome
ラ　うすもの (Early High School, N1)
net radical variant (no. 122)
モウ　ボウ　あみがしら
fiber, tie, rope
イ　これ　たもつ (Early Jr. High, N1)
thread
いと　シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ　ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
bird, old bird radical (no. 172)
サイ　スイ　とり (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
lord, chief, master
シュ　あるじ　ぬし (3rd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)