What does おじいさん mean?
おじいさん is a Japanese noun meaning “grandfather, male senior citizen” in English. It can also be translated as “male senior-citizen” depending on context. It is written as おじいさん in hiragana, and ojiisan in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N5 vocabulary.
Example sentences
おじいさんは少し耳が遠いんだ。
My grandfather is a bit hard of hearing.
おじいさんはその木の人形をピノキオと名づけました。
The old man named the wooden doll Pinocchio.