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伯母者人 (おばじゃひと) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

伯母おば者じゃ人ひと

Meanings

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noun

archaic

Archaic term for 'aunt', using ateji characters. The reading おばじゃひと is obsolete; modern Japanese uses おば (伯母/叔母) or おばさん.

「伯母おばじ者ゃひ人と」は、昔むかしの文ぶん献けんで「おばじゃひと」と読よませるために使つかわれた当あて字じだ。
伯母者人 is an ateji spelling used in old texts to represent the reading おばじゃひと, meaning 'aunt'.

Written forms

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ateji (phonetic kanji usage)

伯母おば者じゃ人ひと
Ateji spelling for おばじゃひと; 伯母 means 'aunt', 者人 is phonetic ateji. Archaic and not used in modern Japanese.
叔母おば者じゃ人ひと
Variant ateji spelling with 叔母 instead of 伯母; equally archaic.

Kanji

伯chief, count, earl

mother

者someone, person

人person

叔uncle, youth

Similar words

伯母おば
Modern standard term for 'aunt' (one's parent's older sister). 伯母者人 is an archaic ateji form of a related but obsolete reading.
叔母おば
Modern standard term for 'aunt' (one's parent's younger sister). 叔母者人 is an archaic ateji variant.

Etymology

The reading おばじゃひと is archaic and its exact derivation is uncertain. The kanji 伯母/叔母 mean 'aunt', while 者人 are ateji used phonetically. The term is not used in modern Japanese.