Obaasan

JLPT N5

Usually written in kana.

Other forms:

Also read:

お祖母さん (Obaasan) is a Japanese noun meaning “grandmother, old woman, female senior citizen”.

Meanings

  1. noungrandmotherusu. お祖母さん when written with kanji
  2. nounold woman; female senior citizenusu. お婆さん when written with kanji

Examples

  • The old lady got off the bus.

  • An old lady moved into the place next door.

  • She was raised by her grandmother.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in お祖母さん

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