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What does the kanji 婆 mean?

婆 means old woman, granny; nursemaid. On'yomi バ. Kun'yomi ばば、ばあ.

Quick facts
On'yomiバ
Kun'yomiばば、ばあ
Strokes11
Main radical女
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi バKun'yomi ばば、ばあ
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework11 strokes

old woman, granny; nursemaid

Memory hook

A woman (女) of years, her skin (皮) creased like ripples — OLD WOMAN, GRANDMOTHER.

Main radical

女woman 3 strokes

Built from

Stroke order · 11 strokes

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.