Vocabulary

What does おばあさん (obaasan) mean?

おばあさん means grandmother; old woman (familiar term).

Quick facts
Readingおばあさん
Romajiobaasan
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
おばあさん
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkobaasan

grandmother; old woman (familiar term)

GenkiGenki 6

Example sentences

  • I take a walk with my grandmother.

  • Grandmother is kind.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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