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お祖母さん
おばあさん
noun
usually kana
Meanings
1
grandmother
2
old woman
3
female senior citizen
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Kanji in this word
祖
Ancestor, Pioneer, Founder
9 strokes
母
Mother
5 strokes
More words with
祖
祖母
そぼ ·
grandmother
N4
祖父
そふ ·
grandfather
N4
祖国
そこく ·
homeland
先祖
せんぞ ·
ancestor
N2
祖先
そせん ·
ancestor(s)
N2
Full entry on Jisho
お祖父さん
おじいさん ·
grandfather
祖父母
そふぼ ·
grandparents
祖
そ ·
ancestor
More words with
母
母親
ははおや ·
mother
N3
母
はは ·
(my) mother
N5
父母
ふぼ ·
father and mother
N2
お母さん
おかあさん ·
mother (formal)
N5
母体
ぼたい ·
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth)
母子
ぼし ·
mother and child
義母
ぎぼ ·
mother-in-law