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祖父
そふ
N4
noun
Meanings
1
grandfather
2
old man
3
kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
Example sentence
私の祖父はインド人の血を引いていた。
My grandfather was part Indian.
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Mine a sentence — saw 祖父 in the wild?
Kanji in this word
祖
Ancestor, Pioneer, Founder
9 strokes
父
Father
4 strokes
More words with
祖
祖母
そぼ ·
grandmother
N4
祖国
そこく ·
homeland
先祖
せんぞ ·
ancestor
N2
祖先
そせん ·
ancestor(s)
N2
お祖母さん
おばあさん ·
grandmother
Full entry on Jisho
お祖父さん
おじいさん ·
grandfather
祖父母
そふぼ ·
grandparents
祖
そ ·
ancestor
More words with
父
父親
ちちおや ·
father
N3
父
ちち ·
(my) father
N5
父母
ふぼ ·
father and mother
N2
お父さん
おとうさん ·
father (formal)
N5
義父
ぎふ ·
father-in-law
神父
しんぷ ·
Catholic priest
叔父
おじ ·
uncle (younger than one's parent)
N2
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