Word details

嫗

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 嫗.

Dictionary

Entry

嫗媼おうな老女NounFreq #115111
1

elderly woman

Examples
老女は御客をじろじろ見た。
The old woman studied the visitor carefully.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

嫗

old woman, mother

14 strokes

On

ウオウ

Kun

あたた.めるおうな
媼

mother, grandma, old woman

13 strokes

On

オウ

Kun

おうな
老

old man, old age, grow old

6 strokesFrequency 803JLPT N2Grade 4

On

ロウ

Kun

お.いるふ.ける

Nanori

えびおいび
女

woman, female

3 strokesFrequency 151JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ジョニョニョウ

Kun

おんなめ

Nanori

おなたつきな

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