ばあさん
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word ばあさん
1
Usu. 祖母さん
grandmother
Examples
今日は、ばーさんのお使いを兼ねて街で買い物。
Today I'm shopping in town as well as running an errand for my grandmother.
2
婆さん
old woman; female senior citizen
Examples
「店のばーさんは、すげー愛想悪いんだけどさー」「大輝、聞こえとるぞ」「げっ・・・」
"The old lady of this shop is very unsociable but ..." "Taiki, I can hear you!" "Ack!"
Kanji in this Word
婆
11 strokes
Frequency: 2435
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
old woman
grandma
wet nurse
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
バ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ばば
ばあ
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
母
5 strokes
Frequency: 570
JLPT N4
Grade 2
Meanings
mother
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ボ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
はは
も
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