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爺

爺: old man

old man; grandpa
13 strokesNames & literary · More literary kanji (準1級 range)in 5 words here

Readings

On
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Kun
じい・じじい・おやじ・じじ・ちち

お爺さん is usually written in kana. The on-reading や appears in 老爺 and 好々爺 (a kindly old man).

Key words

お爺さんおじいさんold man; grandfather
爺さんじいさんold man
爺やじいやold family servant
好々爺こうこうやkindly old man
老爺ろうやold man (literary)

Example sentences

The old man next door takes a walk in the park every morning.

The old servant who had served the mansion for many years came to pick up the young lady.

My grandfather was a kindly old man in front of his grandchildren, but strict about his work.

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