おじいさん

grandfather, male senior citizen

Also:male senior-citizen

What does おじいさん mean?

おじいさん is a Japanese noun meaning grandfather, male senior citizen in English. It can also be translated as male senior-citizen depending on context. It is written as おじいさん in hiragana, and ojiisan in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N5 vocabulary.

Example sentences

おじいさんは少し耳が遠いんだ。

My grandfather is a bit hard of hearing.

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.