お祖母さん (Obaasan) is a Japanese noun meaning “grandmother, old woman, female senior citizen”.
Meanings
- noungrandmotherusu. お祖母さん when written with kanji
- nounold woman; female senior citizenusu. お婆さん when written with kanji
Examples
おばあさんはバスから降りた。
The old lady got off the bus.
おばあさんが隣に越してきた。
An old lady moved into the place next door.
彼女はおばあさんに育てられた。
She was raised by her grandmother.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).