obasan
noun
obasan is spelled O-B-A-S-A-N: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, obasan means “A Japanese middle-aged woman” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of obasan is obasans.
How many letters and syllables are in obasan?
| Letters | 6: O-B-A-S-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 72 million words; the 269,040th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is obasan?
Obasan appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of obasan
- obasans plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does obasan mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A Japanese middle-aged woman.
- 2
A Japanese aunt.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does obasan come from?
From Japanese 小母さん (obasan).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).