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：2025/12/08
姥捨て
Hiragana
うばすて
Noun
Japanese Meaning
高齢になった親を山奥などに捨てに行くという、日本の昔話などに見られる風習・行為。転じて、家族が高齢者の世話を放棄して見捨てること。 / 高齢者を社会的・精神的に疎外し、役割や居場所を奪うことのたとえ。
Easy Japanese Meaning
年をとった親などを、じぶんで世話をせず山や施設にすてること
Sense（1）
granny dumping, the practice of abandoning older people
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granny dumping, the practice of abandoning older people
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姥捨て
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Granny dumping should be seriously addressed as a social issue.
Granny dumping should be seriously addressed as a social issue.
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姥捨ては社会問題として深刻に取り組むべきだ。
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