漢字道KANJIDO

13 strokesRadical

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On
Kun
じい・じじい・おやじ・じじ・ちち
Meaning
old man; grandpa

Origin

ORIGIN

Father 父 with 耶 as phonetic: an old man, one's father.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 好々爺こうこうや

    genial old man

  • 爺さんじいさん

    old man; grandfather

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

近所の好々爺が孫と歩いていた。

The kindly old man from next door was walking with his grandchild.

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