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Definition and Synonyms for 祖父
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祖 |
父あるいは母の父親 |
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Grandad |
the father of your father or mother |
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Synonyms: |
じいさん, おじいさん, おじいちゃん, 祖, 祖父, 親 |
Meanings for each kanji in 祖父
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祖 |
ancestor; pioneer; founder |
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父 |
father |
Categories 祖父 is a member of
Sample Sentences for 祖父
父の父は祖父、祖父の父は曽祖父、曽祖父の父は高祖父だが、高祖父より前の世代の呼称は決まっていない。
The father of a father is a grandfather, a grandfather's father is a great-grandfather, a great-grandfather's father is a great-great-grandfather, but no word has been decided upon for the generations before great-great-grandfather.
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