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Kanji Detail for 爺 - "father, old man"

  • Meaning

    爺 means "father, old man."

    1. Father - A male parent; dad.

    2. Old man - An elderly male (Japanese usage).

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    old man; grampa

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    father, grandfather

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    grandpa; old gentleman

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    grandfather, old man

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A term for addressing one's father. | An old honorific. As in 老爺 (master), 太爺 (great master). | Colloquially also used to call grandfather 爺爺.
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Sentences including

  • How old is your grandfather?

  • An old man indulges in drinking.

  • The old man lives alone.

  • The old man escaped, but with difficulty.

  • We're worried about Grandma and Grandpa.

  • Where does your grandpa live?

  • The old man stopped for a moment to rest.

  • The old man looked surprised at the news.

  • I only speak French with my grandparents.

  • "How's Grandpops?" "Not so good. But when the doctor told him to squeeze her hand, he seemed to do it, as if he understood what she told him. I hope he gets well soon."

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