Word Meaning 山姥

やまうば yamauba

山姥 is read as やまうば (yamauba) and means mountain witch.

Meaning

English

mountain witch
yamauba

Reading

Kana

やまうば

Romaji

yamauba

Writing Variants

山姥やまんば yamamba

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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姥捨山

うばすてやま

mountain where old people were abandoned (according to legend)

山道

さんどう

mountain road

山林

さんりん

mountains and forest

山

やま

festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd)

山猫

やまねこ

wildcat (European wildcat, Iriomote cat, Tsushima cat, etc.)

山脈

さんみゃく

mountain range

山葵

わさび

horseradish (or any blend of wasabi and horseradish)

山川

さんせん

mountains and rivers

山陰

さんいん

mountain recess

山登り

やまのぼり

mountain climbing

山積

さんせき

piling up

山水

さんすい

garden which contains an artificial hill and a pond

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