Ojiisan

JLPT N5

Usually written in kana.

Other forms:

お祖父さん (Ojiisan) is a Japanese noun meaning “grandfather, male senior-citizen, old man”.

Meanings

  1. noungrandfatherusu. お祖父さん when written with kanji
  2. nounmale senior-citizen; old manusu. お爺さん when written with kanji

Examples

  • How old is your grandfather?

  • I take care of my grandfather.

  • How old might his grandfather be?

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in お祖父さん

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