Word Meaning 外祖父

がいそふ gaisofu

外祖父 is read as がいそふ (gaisofu) and means maternal grandfather.

Meaning

English

  1. maternal grandfather

Reading

Kana

がいそふ

Romaji

gaisofu

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Antonyms 外祖母 Rank 112168 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

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外祖母

がいそぼ

maternal grandmother

祖父

そぶ

grandfather

大祖父

おおおおじ

great-grandfather

高祖父

こうそふ

great-great-grandfather

亡祖父

ぼうそふ

deceased grandfather

義祖父

ぎそふ

grandfather-in-law

従祖父

おおおじ

granduncle

曾祖父

ひじじ

great-grandfather

祖父母

そふぼ

grandparents

父祖

ふそ

ancestors

父祖伝来

ふそでんらい

hereditary