Word Meaning 娑婆

しゃば shaba

娑婆 is read as しゃば (shaba) and means the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.).

Meaning

English

  1. the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.)
  2. this corrupt world
  3. present world
  4. this world
  5. this life

Reading

Kana

しゃば

Romaji

shaba

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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娑婆気

しゃばけ

worldly desires or ambitions

娑婆ッ気

しゃばっけ

worldly desires

婆娑羅

ばさら

acting without restraint

老婆

ろうば

old woman

ばば

joker (in old maid)

婆さん

ばあさん

grandmother

老婆心切

ろうばしんせつ

grandmotherly solicitude for another's welfare