おじいさん
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. grandfather
usu. お祖父さん
2. male senior-citizen
usu. お爺さん
Pitch accent
いさん
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Composed of
honorific/polite/humble prefix
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
great-grandfather
great-grandfather
Examples (13 in total)
She was brought up by her grandfather.
How old might his grandfather be?
He was educated by her grandfather.