JLPT N1 · 11 strokes
Kanji 婆: "old woman, grandma, wet nurse"
The kanji 婆 means "old woman, grandma, wet nurse". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read バ in on'yomi and ばば, ばあ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
バ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ばばばあ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | old woman, grandma, wet nurse |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2435 of 2,501 |
Common words with 婆
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- お婆ちゃんmamie, grand-mère · vieille dame
- 老婆old woman
- 婆ちゃんgranny; grandma; gran · old lady; old woman
- 婆old woman · joker (in old maid)
- 婆さんgrandmother · old woman; female senior citizen
- お転婆tomboy
- 産婆midwife
- 婆やelderly housekeeper; elderly maid · wet nurse; nanny
- 老婆心solicitude; consideration; concern; (excessive) kindness
- 娑婆this world; this life · the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.)
- 麻婆豆腐mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat); mabo tofu
- 婆娑羅acting without restraint; self-indulgence; wild license; eccentricity · being pretentious; putting on airs; foppery; dandyism
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