hag; old witch
A derogatory term for an ugly, malicious old woman, often used in folklore or as an insult.
Hags often appear in old tales.
彼女は近所の子供たちに妖婆と呼ばれていた。
She was called a hag by the neighborhood children.
Compound of 妖 (yō, 'bewitching, mysterious') and 婆 (ba, 'old woman'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning 'hag'.