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おばあちゃん

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word おばあちゃん

お婆ちゃん
お祖母ちゃん
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #4693
1

Familiar

granny; grandma; gran

Examples
あの人たちは私のことをおばあちゃんだと言う。
They say that I'm an old woman.
2

Familiar

old lady; old woman

Kanji in this Word

11 strokes
Frequency: 2435
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

old woman
grandma
wet nurse

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ばば
ばあ
9 strokes
Frequency: 1226
JLPT N2
Grade 5

Meanings

ancestor
pioneer
founder

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
5 strokes
Frequency: 570
JLPT N4
Grade 2

Meanings

mother

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
はは
12 strokes
Frequency: 1087
JLPT N2
Grade 8

Meanings

honorable
manipulate
govern

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ギョ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
おん-
お-
み-
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
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