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    3. お祖母さん

    お祖母さん

    お​祖ば母あさ​ん​

    grandmother

    N1KMT7CoreNounFamily & RelationshipsKanji Vocab21 strokes

    お婆さん御祖母さん御婆さん

    おばあさんおばーさん

    Noun

    1.
    grandmother
    word usually written using kana alone
    2.
    old woman, female senior citizen
    word usually written using kana alone

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    私わたしのお祖ば母あさんはとても元げん気きです。

    My grandmother is very energetic.

    KMT3Family & Relationships
    お祖ば母あさんが美お味いしいお菓か子しを作つくってくれました。

    My grandmother made me delicious sweets.

    KMT7Family & RelationshipsFood & Dining
    道みちに迷まよっているお祖ば母あさんに声こえをかけました。

    I spoke to an old woman who was lost.

    KMT7Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    子こ供どもたちは週しゅう末まつにお祖ば母あさんの家いえを訪おとずれるのを楽たのしみにしています。

    The children look forward to visiting their grandmother's house on the weekend.

    KMT7Family & RelationshipsEmotions & Psychology
    お祖ば母あさんから昔むかしの面おも白しろい話はなしを聞ききました。

    I heard interesting stories from the past from my grandmother.

    KMT7Family & RelationshipsHistory

    Characters that make up this word

    祖
    ancestor・pioneer・founder
    Kanji
    母
    はは・も…(1)
    mother
    Kanji
    お
    o
    Kana
    さ
    sa
    Kana
    ん
    n
    Kana
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