蚊の姥

Japanese

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

Kanji in this term
蚊	姥
か Grade: S	うば Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

Etymology

蚊 (ka, “mosquito”) +‎ の (no, possessive particle) +‎ 姥 (uba, “granny”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かのう​ば [kà nó úꜜbà] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠ no̞ ɯ̟ᵝba̠]

• (Tokyo) かのお​ば [kà nó óꜜbà] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠ no̞ o̞ba̠]

Noun

蚊(か)の姥(うば) or 蚊(カ)の姥(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”)