Japanese symbol for “gramps”
お爺ちゃま
おじいちゃま
Romaji: ojiichama
grandpa; gramps
In Japanese, gramps is お爺ちゃま, read おじいちゃま (ojiichama).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n grandpa; gramps
Written forms: お爺ちゃま、お祖父ちゃま. Readings: おじいちゃま.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “gramps”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| じいじ | じいじ jiiji | grandpa; grampa; gramps |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 爺さん | じいさん jiisan | grandfather |
| 好々爺 | こうこうや koukouya | good-natured old man |
| 老爺 | ろうや rouya | old man |
| 狸爺 | たぬきじじい tanukijijii | cunning old man |
| エロ爺 | エロじじい erojijii | dirty old man; pervert; lecher |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.