蚊の姥

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
うば > おば
Jinmeiyō
irregular
Kanji in this term

Grade: S
うば
Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

Etymology[edit]

(ka, mosquito) +‎ (no, possessive particle) +‎ (uba, granny)

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

()(うば) or ()(ウバ) (ka no uba (alternative reading hiragana かのおば, katakana カノオバ, rōmaji ka no oba)

  1. Synonym of 大蚊 (gaganbo, cranefly)

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN