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お祖父さん (おじいさん) — grandfather · Nihongo Circle
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お祖父さん
おじいさん
noun
usually kana
Meanings
1
grandfather
2
male senior-citizen
3
old man
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Kanji in this word
祖
Ancestor, Pioneer, Founder
9 strokes
父
Father
4 strokes
More words with
祖
祖先
そせん ·
ancestor(s)
N2
祖母
そぼ ·
grandmother
N4
祖父
そふ ·
grandfather
N4
お祖母さん
おばあさん ·
grandmother
教祖
きょうそ ·
founder of a religious sect
Full entry on Jisho
元祖
がんそ ·
originator
祖父母
そふぼ ·
grandparents
祖国
そこく ·
homeland
More words with
父
叔父
おじ ·
uncle (younger than one's parent)
N2
叔父さん
おじさん ·
(hon.) middle-aged gentleman
N2
伯父
おじ ·
(humble) uncle (older than one's parent)
N2
父母
ふぼ ·
father and mother
N2
父親
ちちおや ·
father
N3
伯父; 叔父さん
おじさん ·
uncle
N5
父さん
とうさん ·
father