This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: バ、ばば、ばあ
Romaji: ba, baba, baa
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

old woman, grandma, wet nurse

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  38
Frequency:  2435
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-8-3
Korean Reading:  pa
Chinese Reading:  po2
Unicode:  5a46
JIS:  474C

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2762
Nelson Index: 1234
New Nelson Index: 1240
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3e8.9
Four Corner Index: 3440.4
Guide to Remembering Index: 1684
Gakken Index: 2039
Daikanwanjiten Index: 6390
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 3.0720
Remembering the kanji Index: 804
Kodansha Compact Index: 430
Kanji in Context Index: 1902
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1768
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2407
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 812
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 867
Essential Kanji Index: 1262
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3433
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 369
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1421

Words

(ばば、ばばあ、ばばー、ババー、ババ)
old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch
婆さん (ばあさん)
grandmother; female senior citizen
婆や (ばあや)
wet nurse; old housekeeper
お祖母さん (おばあさん)
grandmother; female senior-citizen
塔婆 (とうば)
stupa; pagoda; wooden grave tablet
老婆 (ろうば)
old woman
お転婆 (おてんば)
tomboy
婆羅門 (ばらもん、バラモン、ブラーマン)
Brahman (priest of Hinduism, members of the highest caste); Brahmanism; priest of Brahmanism
麻婆豆腐 (マーボーどうふ、マーボどうふ、マーボードーフ)
mapo doufu; mapo tofu; spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat
妖婆 (ようば)
hag; old witch
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