姥捨て山

Reading

Kana: うばすてやま

Romaji: ubasuteyama

Definition

noun

1

mountain where old women were abandoned

Kanji

姥

Readings: ボ、 モ、 うば

Meaning: old woman

捨

Readings: シャ、 す.てる

Meanings: discard, throw away, abandon, resign, reject, sacrifice

山

Readings: サン、 セン、 やま

Meaning: mountain