娑婆
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 娑婆
1
this world; this life
2
Word usually written using kana alone; Colloquial
the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.)
3
Buddhism
this corrupt world; present world
Kanji in this Word
婆
11 strokes
Frequency: 2435
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
old woman
grandma
wet nurse
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
バ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ばば
ばあ
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