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
Kanji used
elderly woman
throw away
mountain
Pitch accent
ばすてやま
Composed of
elderly woman; noh mask of an old woman
discard pile (card games)
Composed of
practice of abandoning old people, usu. women
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)