お祖父さん

• 読み: おじいさん
• ローマ字: ojiisan
• 漢字の分解: 祖 (so) — ancestor; 父 (fu/chichi) — father; お〜さん — honorific address form
• 発音: /o.dʑiː.saɴ/

意味

Grandfather; grandpa. The polite or familiar term of address for a grandfather.

The honorific form used when addressing your own grandfather directly or referring to someone else's grandfather. Often written in hiragana as おじいさん. Can also be used to address an elderly man you don't know. Contrasts with 祖父, the humble form.

例文

1. おじいさん、この写真はいつのですか。
2. 友達のおじいさんは九十歳です。
3. おじいさんと一緒に魚釣りに行きます。

使い方ガイド

場面: home life, talking about others' grandfathers, direct address

トーン: warm

起源と歴史

Formed by adding the honorific prefix お to 祖父さん (jiisan). The long vowel じい distinguishes it from おじさん (uncle), which has a short vowel.

文化的背景

時代: Edo period

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal