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爺さん[じいさん] (jiisan)

gramps; grandpa

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Meaning

爺さん (じいさん, jiisan) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “gramps; grandpa”.

Example sentences 9

じいさんは釣つりに出でかけているよ

My grandfather has gone fishing.

爺じいさんは酒さけにふけっている。

An old man indulges in drinking.

正直しょうじきじいさんは、金持かねもちになった。

The honest old man became rich.

お爺さんは山へ芝刈りに行きました。

Grandpa went to the mountains to cut grass./

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