Word Meaning 鬼婆

おにばば onibaba

鬼婆 is read as おにばば (onibaba) and means hag.

Meaning

English

hag
witch
bitch
penurious or spiteful old woman
termagant
virago

Reading

Kana

おにばば

Romaji

onibaba

Writing Variants

鬼ばば おにばば onibaba
鬼ばばあ おにばばあ onibabaa
鬼婆おにばばあ onibabaa

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 137345 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

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鬼

き

Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

鬼神

きじん

fierce god

鬼子母神

きしぼじん

Hariti (goddess of childbirth and children)

鬼才

きさい

wizard

鬼気

きき

ghastly

鬼門

きもん

weak point

鬼田平子

おにたびらこ

Oriental false hawksbeard (Youngia japonica)

鬼も十八番茶も出花

おにもじゅうはちばんちゃもでばな

just as even coarse tea tastes good when fresh, even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth

鬼も十八

おにもじゅうはち

even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth

鬼金目

おにきんめ

common fangtooth (Anoplogaster cornuta)

鬼百合

おにゆり

tiger lily (Lilium lancifolium)

鬼の首を取ったよう

おにのくびをとったよう

triumphant (over a mediocre achievement)

Example Sentences

昔話にはよく鬼婆が出てくる。

むかしばなしにはよくおにばばがでてくる。

A demon hag often appears in folktales.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 1 related entries

Real usage of this vocabulary in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.

鬼婆 Onibaba