祖父母

そふぼ

Meanings

1. Noun grandparents

Kanji

• 祖 ancestor. Read as ソ.
• 父 father
• 母 mother. Read as ボ.

Example sentences

• 子供たちは久しぶりに祖父母に会って喜んだ。
  The children were delighted to see their grandparents whom they had not seen for quite a long time.
• 私はいつも祖父母の元気さに驚きます。
  I am constantly amazed at the energy of my grandparents.
• 私は週に２回、祖父母に会いに行く。
  I visit my grandparents twice a week.
• 母、弟、祖父母と一緒に住んでいます。
  I live with my mother, brother and my grandparents.
• 両親が亡くなった後、祖父母が彼らを育てた。
  After their parents died, their grandparents brought them up.

Common phrases

• 祖父母と暮らす
• 祖父母が住む

Words containing 祖父母

• 曽祖父母 (そうそふぼ) great-grandparents

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