おばあさん
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. grandmother
usu. お祖母さん when written with kanji
2. old woman; female senior citizen
usu. お婆さん when written with kanji
Pitch accent
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Composed of
honorific/polite/humble prefix
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
great-grandmother
great-grandmother
Examples (17 in total)
The old woman got off the bus.
She lives with her grandmother.
I met an old woman.