JLPT N5 · Noun

おばあさん (obaasan)

おばあさん is a Japanese noun meaning “grandmother”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: おばあさん
Romaji: obaasan
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

grandmother · noun · usually written in kana · usu. お祖母さん when written with kanji
old woman; female senior citizen · noun · usually written in kana · usu. お婆さん when written with kanji

Example sentences

ジョンのおばあさんは長い間病に伏せていたが、亡くなった。

John's grandmother passed away after a long illness.

Tatoeba #215459

お祖母さんが座布団の上にちんまりとすわっていました。

The old woman was snugly sitting on a cushion.

Tatoeba #76808

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Source: JMdict entry 1002330 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.