Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 曾祖父(そうそふ) in Japanese

曾祖父, 曽祖父
Kana Reading
そうそふ, ひいじじ, ひじじ, ひおおじ
Romaji
sōsofu, hiijiji, hijiji, hiōji
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
    Example sentence
    曾祖父から東京住んでいます My family came to live in Tokyo in my great-grandfather's time.

Examples of 曾祖父, 曽祖父, そうそふ, ひいじじ, ひじじ, ひおおじ in a sentence



Kanji in this word

11 strokes

formerly, once, before, ever, never, ex-

On'Yomi: ソウ, ソ, ゾウ

Kun'Yomi: かつ, かつて, すなわち

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JLPT 3

9 strokes

ancestor, pioneer, founder

On'Yomi: ソ

Kun'Yomi:

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JLPT 5

4 strokes

father

On'Yomi: フ

Kun'Yomi: ちち

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12 strokes

once, before, formerly, ever, never, ex-

On'Yomi: ソウ, ソ, ゾウ

Kun'Yomi: かつ.て, か.って, すなわち

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10 strokes

On'Yomi: ソ

Kun'Yomi:

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