Kanji Detail for 姥 - "old woman"

姥

Jinmeiyō Kanji

Meaning

姥 means "old woman." Also associated with grandmother.
1. Old woman - An elderly female.
2. Grandmother - An aged woman; a matriarch.
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- Verified meaning: old woman
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
- Used in real Japanese given names (read うば)
- Also carries these associations: grandmother
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Name readings of 姥

Surnames 姥(うば)
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

old woman

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

maternal grandmother; midwife

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

grandma (maternal)

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

maternal grandmother; midwife

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

Same as 姆. 天姥: A mountain name in Zhejiang.
Onyomi

bo(ボ)

mo(モ)
Kunyomi

uba(うば)
Strokes

9 strokes
Radical

女 (onna・onnahen)
Related Keywords

grandmother old woman granny elder crone matriarch aged senior matron