姥捨て山 | Shirabe

姥捨て山うばすてやま

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

姥捨て山うばすてやま

Noun

English JMdict (multilingual)

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) mountain where old people were abandoned (according to legend)

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) position or division in a company to which an old and ineffective person is transferred

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) obsolete term slang derogatory women's college

used in the Meiji and Taisho periods

See also: 女子大学 (じょしだいがく)

Other forms 姨捨山【うばすてやま】 · 姥捨山【うばすてやま】 · うば捨て山【うばすてやま】 (search-only kanji form) · おば捨て山【うばすてやま】 (search-only kanji form) · うばすて山【うばすてやま】 (search-only kanji form) · おばすて山【うばすてやま】 (search-only kanji form) · 姨捨て山【うばすてやま】 (search-only kanji form)

漢字 kanji used

姥 old woman 9画捨 discard, throw away 11画山 mountain 3画