noun

  1. old woman.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
老婆 ろうば

Contained Kanji Breakdown

old man, old age, grow old
ロウ お.いる ふ.ける (4th, N3)
variant of radical 125
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)
old woman, grandma, wet nurse
ばば ばあ バ (8th, 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 (8th, N1)
woman, female
ジョ おんな め (1st, N5)