Word details

おばあちゃん

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

Dictionary

Entry

おばあちゃんお婆ちゃんお祖母ちゃんNounUsually kanaFreq #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

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

old woman, grandma, wet nurse

11 strokesFrequency 2,435JLPT N1Grade 8

On

Kun

ばばばあ

ancestor, pioneer, founder

9 strokesFrequency 1,226JLPT N2Grade 5

On

Nanori

mother

5 strokesFrequency 570JLPT N4Grade 2

On

Kun

はは

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