祖父
Chinese
ancestral | father | ||
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simp. and trad. (祖父) |
祖 | 父 |
Pronunciation
Synonyms
Descendants
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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祖 | 父 |
そ Grade: 5 |
ふ Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 祖父 (MC t͡suoX bɨoX). The kan'on reading, so likely a later borrowing.
Derived terms
- 内祖父 (naisofu): paternal grandfather
- 外祖父 (gaisofu): maternal grandfather
- 曽祖父 (sōsofu): great-grandfather
- 祖父母 (sofubo): grandparents
Related terms
- 祖母 (sobo): grandmother
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