Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of お祖父さん(おじいさん) in Japanese

お祖父さん, 御祖父さん, お爺さん, 御爺さん
JLPT 5
Kana Reading
おじいさん
Romaji
ojiisan
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    grandfather
    Example sentence
    お祖父さんかなり老衰している Grandfather is quite senile.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    male senior-citizen
    Example sentence
    彼女はおじいさんに育てられた She was brought up by her grandfather.

Examples of お祖父さん, 御祖父さん, お爺さん, 御爺さん, おじいさん in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

9 strokes

ancestor, pioneer, founder

On'Yomi: ソ

Kun'Yomi:

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JLPT 3

12 strokes

honorable, manipulate, govern

On'Yomi: ギョ, ゴ

Kun'Yomi: おん-, お-, み-

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JLPT 5

4 strokes

father

On'Yomi: フ

Kun'Yomi: ちち

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10 strokes

On'Yomi: ソ

Kun'Yomi:

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13 strokes

old man, grampa

On'Yomi: ヤ

Kun'Yomi: じい, じじい, おやじ, じじ, ちち

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