Word Meaning お祖母さん

おばあさん obaasan

お祖母さん is read as おばあさん (obaasan) and means grandmother.

Meaning

English

  1. grandmother
  2. old woman
  3. female senior citizen

Reading

Kana

おばあさん

Romaji

obaasan

Writing Variants

  • お婆さん おばあさん obaasan

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Synonyms お祖母ちゃん,祖母,祖母さん,祖母ちゃん Antonyms お祖父さん,お爺さん Related Words 高齢者,お年寄り,年寄り,老人,年配,年配者,お爺さん,お爺ちゃん Rank 15929 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

お祖母様

おばあさま

grandmother

祖母

そぼ

grandmother

祖父母

そふぼ

grandparents

高祖母

こうそぼ

great-great-grandmother

外祖母

がいそぼ

maternal grandmother

祖父祖母

じじばば

grandparents

義祖母

ぎそぼ

grandmother-in-law

曾祖母

そうそぼ

great-grandmother

曽祖父母

そうそふぼ

great-grandparents

Example Sentences

2

I've heard my grandma's stories so often that I'm heartily sick of them.

I will call my grandmother to see whether or not she needs anything.