Keyword
old woman
Info
FrequencyTop 1500-1600
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 3
Heisig867
Readings
ばあ
(35%)
(29%)
ばば
(17%)
Composed of
a wave
woman
Mnemonic

A wave of women are coming to you as they have fallen in love with you, but like a classic gag, every single one of them is an old woman.

Used in vocabulary (74 in total)
old woman
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
solicitude; consideration; concern; (excessive) kindness
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
elderly housekeeper; elderly maid; wet nurse; nanny
mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat)
hag; witch; bitch; penurious or spiteful old woman; termagant; virago
old woman; hag; bitch
stupa; dagoba; wooden grave tablet
acting without restraint; self-indulgence; wild license; being pretentious; putting on airs; foppery
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
upasaka (devout male lay follower of Buddhism)
stupa; pagoda; wooden grave tablet
hag; old witch
mabo nasu; fried eggplant with Chinese chili sauce
Brahman (priest of Hinduism, members of the highest caste); Brahmanism; priest of Brahmanism
stupa; dagoba; wooden grave tablet
mean old woman
deva (being with god-like characteristics)
old hag; old woman; old bat
mabo nasu; fried eggplant with Chinese chili sauce
svāhā; well said; so be it
child who loves their grandmother; child who is doted on by their grandmother
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
worldly desires or ambitions
gandharva (heavenly musicians and protectors of Buddhism)
grandma; granny
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
child who loves their grandmother; child who is doted on by their grandmother
old maid (card game); living without one's mother-in-law
grandmotherly solicitude for another's welfare; excessive solicitude
hot-water bottle
svāhā; well said; so be it
worldly desires
old-maidish (esp. of fashion); old-womanish
old-maidish (esp. of fashion); old-womanish
upasika (devout female lay follower of Buddhism)
svāhā; well said; so be it
wooden grave tablet
coquette; flirt; vamp; minx; tease
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad side of a bargain; (lit.) to draw the joker (i.e. when playing Old Maid)
Java (Indonesian island); Java coffee
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
old hag; old woman; old bat
stupa; dagoba; wooden grave tablet
old maid; frump; hag; old woman
mabo nasu; fried eggplant with Chinese chili sauce
child who loves their grandmother; child who is doted on by their grandmother
worldly desires
grandmotherly solicitude for another's welfare; excessive solicitude
child who loves their grandmother; child who is doted on by their grandmother
stupa-shaped stone distance indicators placed at intervals of one chō (approx. 109 meters) on a temple approach
broker; brokerage; brokerage fee
old woman ghost from the Kanto region
slime flounder (Microstomus achne)
Examples (8 in total)
He consented to help the old lady.
Once there lived an old woman on a small island.
I consented to help the old lady.