Word Meaning 老婆

ろうば rouba

老婆 is read as ろうば (rouba) and means old woman.

Meaning

English

  1. old woman

Reading

Kana

ろうば

Romaji

rouba

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Antonyms 老爺 Related Words 高齢者,お年寄り,年寄り,老人,年配,年配者,お爺さん,お爺ちゃん Rank 12062 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

老婆心切

ろうばしんせつ

grandmotherly solicitude for another's welfare

老婆心

ろうばしん

solicitude

老舗

しにせ

long-established shop

老衰

ろうすい

senility

老眼

ろうがん

presbyopia

老朽

ろうきゅう

infirmity (due to old age)

老松

ろうしょう

old pine tree

老廃

ろうはい

deterioration (due to age)

老人福祉

ろうじんふくし

welfare for the aged

老眼鏡

ろうがんきょう

reading (farsighted) glasses

老人性白内障

ろうじんせいはくないしょう

senile cataract

老人施設

ろうじんしせつ

old folks' home

Example Sentences

10

ろうばがべんちにすわっている。

An old woman is sitting on a bench.

かれはろうばにせきをゆずった。

He gave up his seat to the old woman.

ろうばしんながら、ひとこともうしあげます。

Allow me to say a word out of concern.

そのろうばはひゃくさいをこえている。

That old woman is over a hundred years old.

かれはこしのまがったろうばをたすけた。

He helped an old woman with a bent back.

Who is that old woman?

An old woman was burnt to death.

This letter is to the old woman.

I'm saying this out of kindness.

Mary played the role of an old woman in the play.