Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 祖母(そぼ) in Japanese

祖母
JLPT 4
Kana Reading
そぼ, ばば, おおば, おば, うば
Romaji
sobo, baba, ōba, oba, uba
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    grandmother
    Example sentence
    祖母遺灰寺院置かれた骨壷入っている Grandmother's ashes are in an urn at the temple.

Examples of 祖母, そぼ, ばば, おおば, おば, うば in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

9 strokes

ancestor, pioneer, founder

On'Yomi: ソ

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JLPT 5

5 strokes

mother

On'Yomi: ボ

Kun'Yomi: はは, も

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10 strokes

On'Yomi: ソ

Kun'Yomi:

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