Obasan
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Obasan is a noun meaning A Japanese middle-aged woman.
Meaning
A Japanese middle-aged woman.
More Meanings
- A Japanese aunt.
Example Sentences
Obasans. Every block in Tokyo has one such lady who sees that everyone on the block packages their garbage correctly.
The boys resist the Japanese names by which the obasans of the camp address them as willfully as they renounce any identification with the fragmented body of the aged grandfather.
Elderly gents in berets walked past us, elegant with walking canes, escorting obasans, grandmothers in gleaming tabi socks and geta clogs, treading lightly upon the path with a fixedness approaching solemnity.
You were nearly hypnotized by the enchanting aroma of the smoke, but managed to keep a steady pace, not wanting to be pegged as a tourist by two obasans, who, cheeks red from the cold, were chatting while cradling grandchildren in their arms.
Word Forms
- obasans
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include onee-san, mama-san, ajumma, onee-chan, mamasan, okamisan.
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