Word details

おじいちゃん

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word おじいちゃん.

Dictionary

Entry

おじいちゃんお爺ちゃんお祖父ちゃんNounUsually kanaFreq #8299
1

Familiar

grandpa; granddad

Examples
私のおじいちゃんは大工です。
My grandfather is a carpenter.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

old man, grampa

13 strokes

On

Kun

じいじじいおやじじじちち

ancestor, pioneer, founder

9 strokesFrequency 1,226JLPT N2Grade 5

On

Nanori

father

4 strokesFrequency 646JLPT N4Grade 2

On

Kun

ちち

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