Word details

老婆心

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 老婆心.

Dictionary

Entry

老婆心うばしんNounFreq #46866
1

solicitude; consideration; concern; (excessive) kindness

Examples
私は老婆心から言っているんだ。
I'm saying this out of kindness.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

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

old woman, grandma, wet nurse

11 strokesFrequency 2,435JLPT N1Grade 8

On

Kun

ばばばあ

heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)

4 strokesFrequency 157JLPT N3Grade 2

On

シン

Kun

こころ-ごころ

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