私の曾祖父は医者でした。
My great-grandfather was a doctor.
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Example Sentences for 曾
Kanji 曾, meaning before, appears in 8 Japanese example sentences with translation.
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曾祖母は百歳まで生きました。
Great-grandmother lived to be a hundred years old.
それは未曾有の大災害だった。
It was an unprecedented disaster.
彼女は曾孫の顔を見て喜んだ。
She was happy to see her great-grandchild's face.
私は曾て東京に住んでいました。
I once lived in Tokyo.
3月11日に未曾有の大震災が発生した。
A great, unexpected earthquake occurred on 11 March.
トムさんの曾曾曾おばあさんはスコットランドに住みました。
Tom's great-great-great grandmother lived in Scotland.
曾ては『平和』のために軍備が拡張せられねばならぬと言われた。今は『平和』のために軍備が縮小せられねばならぬと言われる。『平和』がそれを聞いたら何と答えるだろう。
It was once said that "peace" called for the expansion of arms. Now it is said that "peace" calls for the reduction of arms. I wonder what "peace" would say if she heard that?