Word Meaning ババを引く

ばばをひく babaohiku

ババを引く is read as ばばをひく (babaohiku) and means to get the short end of the stick.

Meaning

English

to get the short end of the stick
to get the bad side of a bargain
to draw the joker (when playing Old Maid)

Reading

Kana

ばばをひく

Romaji

babaohiku

Writing Variants

婆を引く ばばをひく baba o hiku

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Synonyms ババを掴む,貧乏くじを引く Rank 62687 Priority J

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

長引く

ながびく

to be prolonged

引く

ひく

to catch (a cold)

引っ付く

ひっつく

to become intimate (of a man and woman)

割り引く

わりびく

to discount

引き抜く

ひきぬく

to extract

間引く

まびく

to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)

人目を引く

ひとめをひく

to grab attention

後へ引く

あとへひく

to retreat

後を引く

あとをひく

to have lingering effects

立て引く

たてひく

to compete with each other (e.g. out of pride, obstinacy, etc.)

手を引く

てをひく

to lead by the hand

引き裂く

ひきさく

to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.)