爺
爺
old man, grampa
13 strokes
On
ヤ
Kun
じいじじいおやじじじちち
Dictionary
Common Words
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Familiar
one's father; one's old man; dad; pops
Examples
親父はじっと私の顔を見た。
Father looked me full in the face.
2
Familiar
middle-aged (or older) man; old man; geezer
3
Familiar
one's boss
4
proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.); landlord
5
Hokkaido-ben
grizzly bear
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Familiar
grandpa; granddad
Examples
私のおじいちゃんは大工です。
My grandfather is a carpenter.
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Usu. 祖父さん; may be used after name as honorific
grandfather
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Usu. 爺さん; may be used after name as honorific
male senior-citizen
Examples
正直じいさんは、金持ちになった。
The honest old man became rich.
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Word usually written using kana alone
old man
Examples
爺ちゃんはやっとのことで脱出した。
The old man escaped, but with difficulty.
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Derogatory; Usu. ジジイ
old geezer
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Usu. お祖父さん when written with kanji
grandfather
Examples
おじいさんは少し耳が遠いんだ。
My grandfather is a bit hard of hearing.
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Usu. お爺さん when written with kanji
male senior-citizen; old man
Examples
おじいさんはその木の人形をピノキオと名づけました。
The old man named the wooden doll Pinocchio.
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