# 婆 — old woman; grandma

婆 means “old woman; grandma”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: バ (ba). Kun'yomi: ばば (baba), ばあ (baa).

- Meaning: old woman; grandma
- On'yomi: バ (ba)
- Kun'yomi: ばば (baba), ばあ (baa)
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N1 · set People & roles 3

## How to remember 婆

Parts: 波 wave · 女 woman

## Don't confuse it with

[波](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/wave/)

## More in the “People & roles 3” set

[侍](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/samurai/) · [嬢](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/young-lady/) · [翁](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/old-man/) · [婆](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/old-woman/) · [侶](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/companion/) · [爵](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/peerage/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/old-woman/. Last updated 2026-11-01.