おばあさん

おばあさん

Grandmother, elderly woman

N5noun·obaasan

How to remember it

The long "aa" stretches out like a warm grandma calling out to you.

Example sentences

  • 私のおばあさんは八十歳です。

    わたしのおばあさんははちじゅっさいです。

    My grandmother is eighty years old.

  • おばあさんに席を譲りました。

    おばあさんにせきをゆずりました。

    I gave up my seat to the elderly woman.

Usage

Polite/respectful term; add お for one's own grandmother too.

Related words

おじいさんおかあさんそぼ

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