おばあさん
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Meanings
Noun
1. grandmother (Usually kana, usu. お祖母さん when written with kanji)
2. old woman; female senior citizen (Usually kana, usu. お婆さん when written with kanji)
Other spellings
お祖母ばあさんお婆ばあさん
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
おばあさん
Used in vocabulary
ひいおばあさん
great-grandmother
Noun
Examples41
John's grandmother passed away after a long illness.
The old woman was snugly sitting on a cushion.
The old lady believes him rich.
The old lady believes him rich.
She is going to visit her grandmother on Saturday.
She was brought up by her grandmother.