おじいさん
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word おじいさん
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.
Kanji in this Word
祖
9 strokes
Frequency: 1226
JLPT N2
Grade 5
Meanings
ancestor
pioneer
founder
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ソ
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
い
父
4 strokes
Frequency: 646
JLPT N4
Grade 2
Meanings
father
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
フ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ちち
爺
13 strokes
Meanings
old man
grampa
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ヤ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
じい
じじい
おやじ
じじ
ちち
御
12 strokes
Frequency: 1087
JLPT N2
Grade 8
Meanings
honorable
manipulate
govern
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ギョ
ゴ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
おん-
お-
み-
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
う
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