姥捨て (うばすて) — practice of abandoning old people, usu. women | Kakuso

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Meaning

practice of abandoning old people and usu. women

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practice of abandoning old people, usu. women

姥

うば, ボ, モ

女

おんな, め, ジョ

老

old man, old age, grow old

お.いる, ふ.ける, ロウ

耂

( 老 ) variant of radical 125

土

soil, earth, ground...

つち, ド, ト

匕

spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)

捨

discard, throw away, abandon...

す.てる, シャ

扌

( 手 ) hand, hand radical (no. 64)

舍

inn, hut, house...

やど.る, セキ, シャ

𫢉

人

ひと, -り, ジン

干

dry, parch, ebb...

ほ.す, ほ.し-, カン

十

とお, と, ジュウ

口

くち, コウ, ク

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