Word details

姥捨て山

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 姥捨て山.

Dictionary

Entry

姥捨て山姨捨山姥捨山うばすてやまおばすてやまNounFreq #131230
1

mountain where old people were abandoned (according to legend)

2

position or division in a company to which an old and ineffective person is transferred

3

Obsolete term; Slang; Derogatory; Used in the Meiji and Taisho periods

women's college

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

姥

old woman

9 strokesGrade 9

On

ボモ

Kun

うば
捨

discard, throw away, abandon, resign, reject, sacrifice

11 strokesFrequency 1,266JLPT N2Grade 6

On

シャ

Kun

す.てる
山

mountain

3 strokesFrequency 131JLPT N4Grade 1

On

サンセン

Kun

やま

Nanori

さやのやん
姨

younger sister

9 strokes

On

テイイ

Kun

いもといもうとおば

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