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Learn Japanese: (o)jiisan - grandfather; old man

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(o)jiisan

Word

(お)祖じ父いさん(o)jiisan

Meaning

grandfather; old man

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

Course

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Breakdown of (o)jiisan

You now exist because your ancestors displayed the wisdom to have another one.

Usages of (o)jiisan

お祖じ父いさん　の　家いえ　は　町まち　の　中ちゅう心しん　に　あります。ojiisan no ie wa machi no chuushin ni arimasu.

Grandfather's house is in the center of town.

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

山やま田ださん　の　お祖じ父いさん　は　作さっ家か　です。yamadasan no ojiisan wa sakka desu.

Yamada's grandfather is a novelist.

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