JLPT N4 · Noun

祖父 (sofu)

祖父 (そふ, sofu) is a Japanese noun meaning “grandfather”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: そふ
Romaji: sofu
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

grandfather · noun

Example sentences

我々は祖父の名前を息子に名付けた。

We named my son after my grandfather.

Tatoeba #185710

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

Kanji in 祖父

ancestor, pioneer, founderソ · 9 strokes

fatherフ・ちち · 4 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 祖父.

祖母そぼgrandmother先祖せんぞancestor祖先そせんancestor父ちちfatherお父さんおとうさんfather伯父おじさんuncle父親ちちおやfather伯父おじuncle叔父おじuncle父母ふぼfather and mother伯父さんおじさんuncle小父さんおじさんuncle叔父さんおじさんuncle親父おやじone's father

Source: JMdict entry 1396840 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.