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おおじ
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. grandfather
2. old man
when read as "おおじ"
3. kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
when read as "おおじ"
Alt. forms
祖そ父ふ
95%
ソフ
3%
おおじ
Pitch accent
お
おじ
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
great-grandfather
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
Examples (49 in total)
This is my grandfather.
My grandfather goes for a walk every day.
My grandfather is very healthy.
My grandfather was a pharmacist.
When I see him, I think of my grandfather.
They are my grandfather's books.
His grandfather passed away peacefully.
Both his grandfathers are dead.
Both my grandfather and grandmother are dead.
I saw grandfather last week.
My grandfather is living on a pension.
My grandfather's picture is on the wall.
I lost my grandfather to cancer this year.
My grandfather has made me what I am.
My grandfather died when I was a boy.
My grandfather always needs a cane.
He went to see his grandfather off at the station.
I was born the year my grandfather died.
My grandfather is fond of taking a walk early in the morning.
We named my son after my grandfather.
That broken vase is my grandfather's.
Tom still remembers his grandfather.
I went to visit my grandfather's grave today.
My grandfather led a moral life.
His grandfather lives on an allowance from his son.
My grandpa believes that the moon landing was a hoax.
My grandfather made the company what it is today.
Once my grandfather falls asleep, nobody can wake him up.
My grandfather sometimes talks to himself when he's alone.
If anything, my grandfather seems happier than before.
Grandfather has caught a cold.
My grandfather came over from Kyushu to Hokkaido.
Tom lives in Boston with his grandparents.
The Imari porcelain plate that my father cherished was quite heavy.
The baby was named Richard after his grandfather.
The ship Tom's grandfather was on was sunk by a torpedo.
My grandfather founded and my parents developed this company.
The baby was named Alfred after his grandfather.
I spent the best times of my life at my grandfather's house.
My grandfather would often read and study at this desk.
My grandfather is in his nineties.
It's been ten years since my grandfather died.
My grandfather was born in 1920.
My grandfather is 90 years old and very lively.
My grandfather is 90 years old and is still very active.
Grandfather has retired because he is getting old.
My grandfather died five years ago.
My grandfather is still active at eighty.
His grandfather is still very healthy for his age.