Word details

姥捨て

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

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Entry

姥捨てうばすておばすてNounFreq #160134
1

practice of abandoning old people, usu. women

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

old woman

9 strokesGrade 9

On

Kun

うば

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

11 strokesFrequency 1,266JLPT N2Grade 6

On

シャ

Kun

す.てる

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