曽祖父

そうそふ

Also written 曾祖父, ひいじじ, ひじじ, ひおおじ

Meanings

1. Noun great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad

Kanji

• 曽 once. Read as ソウ.
• 祖 ancestor
• 父 father. Read as フ.

Example sentences

• 曾祖父の代から東京に住んでいます。
  My family came to live in Tokyo in my great-grandfather's time.

Common phrases

• 曽祖父にあたる

Words containing 曽祖父

• 曽祖父母 (そうそふぼ) great-grandparents

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