Word Meaning 姥捨

うばすて ubasute

姥捨 is read as うばすて (ubasute) and means practice of abandoning old people, usu. women.

Meaning

English

practice of abandoning old people, usu. women

Reading

Kana

うばすて

Romaji

ubasute

Writing Variants

姥捨て うばすて ubasute

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

姥捨山

うばすてやま

mountain where old people were abandoned (according to legend)

取捨

しゅしゃ

adoption or rejection

用捨

ようしゃ

adoption or rejection

使い捨て

つかいずて

throwaway

切り捨てる

きりすてる

to cut off and throw away

見捨てる

みすてる

to abandon

四捨五入

ししゃごにゅう

rounding (off; a number)

呼び捨て

よびすて

addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)

捨てる

すてる

to give up

掛け捨て

かけずて

fixed-term payment (usu. insurance)

山姥

やまうば

mountain witch

捨て子

すてご

abandoned child