Japanese symbol for “hag”
鬼婆
おにばば
Romaji: onibaba
hag; witch; bitch; penurious or spiteful old woman
In Japanese, hag is 鬼婆, read おにばば (onibaba).
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Meanings
- n hag; witch; bitch; penurious or spiteful old woman; termagant; virago
Written forms: 鬼婆、鬼ばば、鬼ばばあ. Readings: おにばば、おにばばあ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “hag”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 婆 | ばばあ babaa | hag; old bag |
| 妖婆 | ようば youba | hag; old witch |
| ＢＢＡ | ババア babaa | hag; old bag |
| お婆ん | おばん oban | old maid; frump; hag |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 吸血鬼 | きゅうけつき kyuuketsuki | vampire; bloodsucker |
| 鬼才 | きさい kisai | wizard; genius; remarkable talent |
| 疑心暗鬼 | ぎしんあんき gishin'anki | suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows |
| 鬼門 | きもん kimon | the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; the demon's gate |
| 鬼ごっこ | おにごっこ onigokko | tag (children's game); tig |
| 鬼畜 | きちく kichiku | brute; savage; fiend |
| 老婆 | ろうば rouba | old woman |
| 婆ちゃん | ばあちゃん baachan | granny; grandma; gran |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.