Word Meaning 姥捨て

うばすて ubasute

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

Meaning

English

  1. practice of abandoning old people, usu. women

Reading

Kana

うばすて

Romaji

ubasute

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

姥捨て山

うばすてやま

mountain where old people were abandoned (according to legend)

使い捨て

つかいすて

throwaway

呼び捨て

よびすて

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

掛け捨て

かけすて

fixed-term payment (usu. insurance)

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)

捨てる

すてる

to give up

山姥

やまうば

mountain witch

取捨

しゅしゃ

adoption or rejection

捨て子

すてご

abandoned child