おじいちゃん

お

じ

い

ちゃ

ん

Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

noun

grandpa; granddad

familiar languageusually written using kana alone

Affectionate, familiar term for one's own grandfather or an elderly man. Used mainly in casual, family settings.

しゅう

末まつ

は

お

じい

ちゃん

の

家いえ

に

遊あそ

び

に

行い

く

。

I'm going to visit Grandpa's house this weekend.

お爺じいちゃん
Kanji spelling sometimes seen, but kana is preferred.
お祖父じいちゃん
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; may appear in older or formal writing.

おじいさん
More polite and general; can refer to any elderly man, not just one's own grandfather.
祖そ父ふ
Formal, neutral term used in official contexts or when speaking about one's grandfather to outsiders.

Derived from おじいさん (grandfather) with the affectionate suffix ちゃん, a variant of さん used for children and close family members.