Word Meaning 老婆心

ろうばしん roubashin

老婆心 is read as ろうばしん (roubashin) and means solicitude.

Meaning

English

  1. solicitude
  2. consideration
  3. concern
  4. (excessive) kindness

Reading

Kana

ろうばしん

Romaji

roubashin

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Proverb Rank 130911 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

老婆心切

ろうばしんせつ

grandmotherly solicitude for another's welfare

老婆

ろうば

old woman

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

2

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.

I'm saying this out of kindness.