Word details

おじいさん

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word おじいさん.

Dictionary

Entry

おじいさんお祖父さんお爺さんNounUsually kanaFreq #8895
1

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.
2

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.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

祖

ancestor, pioneer, founder

9 strokesFrequency 1,226JLPT N2Grade 5

On

ソ

Nanori

い
父

father

4 strokesFrequency 646JLPT N4Grade 2

On

フ

Kun

ちち
爺

old man, grampa

13 strokes

On

ヤ

Kun

じいじじいおやじじじちち

Vocabulary quiz

Build your vocabulary

Add words to your personal quiz list and practice recall with the words you actually look up.

Start Word Quiz