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うばすてやま
Meanings
Noun
1. mountain where old people were abandoned (according to legend)
2. position or division in a company to which an old and ineffective person is transferred
3. women's college
Meiji, Taisho period slang
Alt. forms
姥
うば
捨
す
て
山
やま
姥
うば
捨
すて
山
やま
姨
うば
捨
すて
山
やま
うば
捨
す
て
山
やま
おばすてやま
うばすて
山
やま
おばすて
山
やま
うばすてやま
姨
うば
捨
す
て
山
やま
おば
捨
す
て
山
やま
Pitch accent
う
ばすてやま
Used in: 1
Composed of
うば
elderly woman; noh mask of an old woman
すてやま
discard pile (card games)
Composed of
うばすて
practice of abandoning old people, usu. women
やま
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)