JLPT N5 · Noun

おじいさん (ojiisan)

おじいさん is a Japanese noun meaning “grandfather”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: おじいさん
Romaji: ojiisan
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

grandfather · noun · usually written in kana · usu. お祖父さん when written with kanji
male senior-citizen; old man · noun · usually written in kana · usu. お爺さん when written with kanji

Example sentences

おじいさんは少し耳が遠いんだ。

My grandfather is a bit hard of hearing.

Tatoeba #227742

おじいさんはその木の人形をピノキオと名づけました。

The old man named the wooden doll Pinocchio.

Tatoeba #227741

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

Source: JMdict entry 1002320 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.