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Zach

婆さん

祖母さん

Reading

Kana: ばあさん
Romaji: baasan
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

grandmother

Note: usu. 祖母さん
Note: word usually written using kana alone
See also: お祖母さん
2

female senior citizen

Note: 婆さん
Note: word usually written using kana alone
See also: お婆さん

Kanji

Readings: バ、 ばば、 ばあ
Meanings: old woman, grandma, wet nurse
Reading: 
Meanings: ancestor, pioneer, founder
Readings: ボ、 はは、 も
Meaning: mother

Example Sentence

(かれ)はお(ばあ)さんを(おそ)って(きん)(うば)った。
➥He robbed an old lady.
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