JLPT N4 · Noun

祖母 (sobo)

祖母 (そぼ, sobo) is a Japanese noun meaning “grandmother”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: そぼ
Romaji: sobo
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

grandmother · noun

Example sentences

私は祖母が大好きです。

I love my grandmother very much.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 祖母

ancestor, pioneer, founderソ · 9 strokes

motherボ・はは・も · 5 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 祖母.

祖父そふgrandfather先祖せんぞancestor祖先そせんancestor母ははmotherお母さんおかあさんmother伯母さんおばさんaunt母親ははおやmother伯母おばaunt叔母おばaunt父母ふぼfather and mother小母さんおばさんold lady分母ぶんぼdenominator母校ぼこうalma mater母国ぼこくone's home country

Source: JMdict entry 1396860 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.