Word Meaning 祖父

そぶ sobu

祖父 is read as そぶ (sobu) and means grandfather.

Meaning

English

grandfather
kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
old man

Reading

Kana

そぶ

Romaji

sobu

Writing Variants

祖父おおじ ooji
祖父おじ oji
祖父じい jii
祖父じじ jiji
祖父そふ sofu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Synonyms お祖父さん,お祖父ちゃん,祖父さん,祖父ちゃん Antonyms 祖母 Related Words 孫,子孫,子,子供,子ども,親,親子,祖母 Rank 5 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

祖父母

そふぼ

grandparents

大祖父

おおおおじ

great-grandfather

高祖父

こうそふ

great-great-grandfather

外祖父

がいそふ

maternal 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

お祖父さん

おじいさん

grandfather

父祖

ふそ

ancestors

父祖伝来

ふそでんらい

hereditary

曽祖父母

そうそふぼ

great-grandparents

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