"婆" meaning in Japanese

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Affix

IPA: [ba̠] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: ()), ba [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese 婆 (MC ba). Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=は'}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|婆}} 婆 (MC ba) Head templates: {{ja-pos|affix|ば}} 婆(ば) • (ba)
  1. old woman, crone
    Sense id: en-婆-ja-affix-aoqHIZoK
  2. Used in Sanskrit transliterations
    Sense id: en-婆-ja-affix-ul-tyqwI Categories (other): Japanese terms with 1 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 9 38 0 6 31 6 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Character

Forms: Jōyō kanji [romanization]
  1. Tags: kanji, no-gloss
    Sense id: en-婆-ja-character-47DEQpj8 Categories (other): Japanese jōyō kanji, Japanese kanji, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with redundant transliterations Derived forms: 婆伽婆 (bagaba), 婆伽婆 (bagyaba), 婆娑 (basa) (ruby: (), ()), 婆娑羅 (basara), 婆娑羅 (bashara), 婆婆鰈 (babagarei) (ruby: (), (), (ガレイ)), 婆羅門 (baramon) (ruby: (), (), (モン)) (english: brahmin), 悪婆 (akuba) (ruby: (あく), ()), 産婆 (sanba) (ruby: (さん), ()), 奪衣婆, 脱衣婆 (datsueba), 娑婆 (shaba) (ruby: (しゃ), ()), 卒塔婆 (sotoba) (ruby: (), (), ()) (english: stupa), 薩婆訶 (sowaka) (ruby: (), (), ()) (english: svāhā), 湯湯婆 (yutanpo) (ruby: (), (たん), ()) (english: hot water bottle), 老婆 (rōba) (ruby: (ろう), ()) Derived forms (転婆 (tenba)): お転婆, 御転婆 (otenba)

Noun

IPA: [ba̠ba̠] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (ばば)), baba [romanization]
Etymology: Possibly a reduplication of 姥 (uba, “old woman”). Head templates: {{ja-noun|ばば}} 婆(ばば) • (baba)
  1. an elderly woman, old woman Synonyms: 老女, 老婆
    Sense id: en-婆-ja-noun-Q9Vtn-RH
  2. (card games) Old Maid Categories (topical): Card games
    Sense id: en-婆-ja-noun-6XJ00Oq~ Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese affixes, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 1 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters Disambiguation of Japanese affixes: 17 20 0 5 41 5 12 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 3 33 0 2 46 2 15 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 4 24 0 2 50 2 18 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 9 38 0 6 31 6 9 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 8 32 0 5 42 5 10 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 4 22 0 2 52 2 19 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 0 4 96 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 3 69 3 26 Topics: card-games, games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: お婆さん (obāsan) (ruby: (ばあ)), 悪婆 (akubaba) (ruby: (あく), (ばば)), 梅干婆 (umeboshi baba) (ruby: (うめ), (ぼし), (ばば)), 火車婆 (kasha baba) (ruby: (), (しゃ), (ばば)), 鎌婆 (kamababa) (ruby: (かま), (ばば)), 子取り婆 (kotoribaba) (ruby: (), (), (ばば)), 狸婆 (tanukibaba) (ruby: (たぬき), (ばば)), 猫股婆 (nekomata baba) (ruby: (ねこ), (また), (ばば)), 灸の婆 (yaito no baba) (ruby: (やいと), (ばば))
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [ba̠ba̠ː] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (ばばあ)), babā [romanization]
Etymology: /baba/ → /babaː/ Alteration of baba above. Head templates: {{ja-noun|ばばあ}} 婆(ばばあ) • (babā)
  1. an elderly woman, old woman
    Sense id: en-婆-ja-noun-Q9Vtn-RH1
  2. (colloquial) a complaint, grumbling Tags: colloquial Synonyms: 愚痴
    Sense id: en-婆-ja-noun--LGlK3Zt Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 狸婆 (tanukibabā) (ruby: (たぬき), (ばばあ)) Related terms: 祖母 (baba) (ruby: 祖母(ばば)) (english: grandmother)
Etymology number: 2
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              "さ"
            ]
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          "word": "婆娑"
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          "roman": "basara",
          "word": "婆娑羅"
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          "roman": "bashara",
          "word": "婆娑羅"
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              "婆",
              "バ"
            ],
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              "婆",
              "バ"
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            ]
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        },
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          "english": "brahmin",
          "roman": "baramon",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "婆",
              "バ"
            ],
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              "羅",
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            ],
            [
              "門",
              "モン"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "婆羅門"
        },
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          "roman": "akuba",
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              "悪",
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              "婆",
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          "roman": "sanba",
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            ],
            [
              "婆",
              "ば"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "産婆"
        },
        {
          "word": "奪衣婆"
        },
        {
          "roman": "datsueba",
          "word": "脱衣婆"
        },
        {
          "roman": "shaba",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "娑",
              "しゃ"
            ],
            [
              "婆",
              "ば"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "娑婆"
        },
        {
          "english": "stupa",
          "roman": "sotoba",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "卒",
              "そ"
            ],
            [
              "塔",
              "と"
            ],
            [
              "婆",
              "ば"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "卒塔婆"
        },
        {
          "english": "svāhā",
          "roman": "sowaka",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "薩",
              "そ"
            ],
            [
              "婆",
              "わ"
            ],
            [
              "訶",
              "か"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "薩婆訶"
        },
        {
          "english": "hot water bottle",
          "roman": "yutanpo",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "湯",
              "ゆ"
            ],
            [
              "湯",
              "たん"
            ],
            [
              "婆",
              "ぽ"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "湯湯婆"
        },
        {
          "roman": "rōba",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "老",
              "ろう"
            ],
            [
              "婆",
              "ば"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "老婆"
        },
        {
          "sense": "転婆 (tenba)",
          "word": "お転婆"
        },
        {
          "roman": "otenba",
          "sense": "転婆 (tenba)",
          "word": "御転婆"
        }
      ],
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  ],
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      "word": "お婆さん"
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          "梅",
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        [
          "婆",
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        ]
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      "word": "梅干婆"
    },
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      "roman": "kasha baba",
      "ruby": [
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          "火",
          "か"
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          "車",
          "しゃ"
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        [
          "婆",
          "ばば"
        ]
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    },
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        ]
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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          "子",
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          "取",
          "と"
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          "婆",
          "ばば"
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          "婆",
          "ばば"
        ]
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          "灸",
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          "婆",
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        ]
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          "name": "Card games",
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            "Recreation",
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      ],
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        "Old Maid"
      ],
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        "(card games) Old Maid"
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "ばば"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ba̠ba̠]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "婆"
}

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          "婆",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "ipa": "[ba̠ba̠ː]"
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    {
      "roman": "bagyaba",
      "word": "婆伽婆"
    },
    {
      "roman": "basa",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "婆",
          "ば"
        ],
        [
          "娑",
          "さ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "婆娑"
    },
    {
      "roman": "basara",
      "word": "婆娑羅"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bashara",
      "word": "婆娑羅"
    },
    {
      "roman": "babagarei",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "婆",
          "バ"
        ],
        [
          "婆",
          "バ"
        ],
        [
          "鰈",
          "ガレイ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "婆婆鰈"
    },
    {
      "english": "brahmin",
      "roman": "baramon",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "婆",
          "バ"
        ],
        [
          "羅",
          "ラ"
        ],
        [
          "門",
          "モン"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "婆羅門"
    },
    {
      "roman": "akuba",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "悪",
          "あく"
        ],
        [
          "婆",
          "ば"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "悪婆"
    },
    {
      "roman": "sanba",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "産",
          "さん"
        ],
        [
          "婆",
          "ば"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "産婆"
    },
    {
      "word": "奪衣婆"
    },
    {
      "roman": "datsueba",
      "word": "脱衣婆"
    },
    {
      "roman": "shaba",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "娑",
          "しゃ"
        ],
        [
          "婆",
          "ば"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "娑婆"
    },
    {
      "english": "stupa",
      "roman": "sotoba",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "卒",
          "そ"
        ],
        [
          "塔",
          "と"
        ],
        [
          "婆",
          "ば"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "卒塔婆"
    },
    {
      "english": "svāhā",
      "roman": "sowaka",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "薩",
          "そ"
        ],
        [
          "婆",
          "わ"
        ],
        [
          "訶",
          "か"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "薩婆訶"
    },
    {
      "sense": "転婆 (tenba)",
      "word": "お転婆"
    },
    {
      "roman": "otenba",
      "sense": "転婆 (tenba)",
      "word": "御転婆"
    },
    {
      "english": "hot water bottle",
      "roman": "yutanpo",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "湯",
          "ゆ"
        ],
        [
          "湯",
          "たん"
        ],
        [
          "婆",
          "ぽ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "湯湯婆"
    },
    {
      "roman": "rōba",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "老",
          "ろう"
        ],
        [
          "婆",
          "ば"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "老婆"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "Jōyō kanji",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "character",
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    {
      "tags": [
        "kanji",
        "no-gloss"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "婆"
}

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    {
      "roman": "obāsan",
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        [
          "婆",
          "ばあ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "お婆さん"
    },
    {
      "roman": "akubaba",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "悪",
          "あく"
        ],
        [
          "婆",
          "ばば"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "悪婆"
    },
    {
      "roman": "umeboshi baba",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "梅",
          "うめ"
        ],
        [
          "干",
          "ぼし"
        ],
        [
          "婆",
          "ばば"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "梅干婆"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kasha baba",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "火",
          "か"
        ],
        [
          "車",
          "しゃ"
        ],
        [
          "婆",
          "ばば"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "火車婆"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kamababa",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "鎌",
          "かま"
        ],
        [
          "婆",
          "ばば"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "鎌婆"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kotoribaba",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "子",
          "こ"
        ],
        [
          "取",
          "と"
        ],
        [
          "婆",
          "ばば"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "子取り婆"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tanukibaba",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "狸",
          "たぬき"
        ],
        [
          "婆",
          "ばば"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "狸婆"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nekomata baba",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "猫",
          "ねこ"
        ],
        [
          "股",
          "また"
        ],
        [
          "婆",
          "ばば"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "猫股婆"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yaito no baba",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "灸",
          "やいと"
        ],
        [
          "婆",
          "ばば"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "灸の婆"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
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    {
      "form": "婆",
      "ruby": [
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          "婆",
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      "form": "baba",
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        {
          "word": "爺"
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        "an elderly woman, old woman"
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          "elderly",
          "elderly"
        ],
        [
          "woman",
          "woman"
        ],
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          "old woman",
          "old woman"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "老女"
        },
        {
          "word": "老婆"
        }
      ]
    },
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        "Old Maid"
      ],
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        [
          "card game",
          "card game"
        ],
        [
          "Old Maid",
          "Old Maid"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(card games) Old Maid"
      ],
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        "card-games",
        "games"
      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "other": "ばば"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ba̠ba̠]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "婆"
}

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      "roman": "tanukibabā",
      "ruby": [
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          "狸",
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        ],
        [
          "婆",
          "ばばあ"
        ]
      ],
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "婆",
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        [
          "婆",
          "ばばあ"
        ]
      ],
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        "canonical"
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      "form": "babā",
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        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "english": "grandmother",
      "roman": "baba",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "祖母",
          "ばば"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "祖母"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        {
          "word": "爺"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "elderly"
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          "woman",
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          "old woman",
          "old woman"
        ]
      ]
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      "glosses": [
        "a complaint, grumbling"
      ],
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        [
          "complaint",
          "complaint"
        ],
        [
          "grumbling",
          "grumbling"
        ]
      ],
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "愚痴"
        }
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    {
      "other": "ばばあ"
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    {
      "ipa": "[ba̠ba̠ː]"
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  "word": "婆"
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      "name": "der"
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Chinese 婆 (MC ba).",
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      "form": "婆",
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        [
          "婆",
          "ば"
        ]
      ],
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    },
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      "form": "ba",
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        "romanization"
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    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "affix",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "old woman, crone"
      ],
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        [
          "old woman",
          "old woman"
        ],
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          "crone",
          "crone"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        "Used in Sanskrit transliterations"
      ],
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          "Sanskrit",
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    {
      "ipa": "[ba̠]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "婆"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 婆 meaning in Japanese (8.2kB)

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  "path": [
    "婆"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "婆",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "婆"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "婆",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "婆"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "affix",
  "title": "婆",
  "trace": ""
}

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