Word details

じいさん

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

Dictionary

Entry

じいさん爺さん祖父さんNounUsually kanaFreq #8794
1

Usu. 祖父さん; may be used after name as honorific

grandfather

2

Usu. 爺さん; may be used after name as honorific

male senior-citizen

Examples
正直じいさんは、金持ちになった。
The honest old man became rich.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

爺

old man, grampa

13 strokes

On

ヤ

Kun

じいじじいおやじじじちち
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

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