The Japanese word for grandfather is
祖父
そふ - sofu祖-ancestor (so), 父-father (fu)
Pronunciation
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(sofu)
Example Sentences
| この会社は私の祖父が創立し、両親が発展させた。 | My grandfather founded and my parents developed this company. |
| その時計は私の祖父が買ったのだが、いまだに調子が良い。 | The clock, which my grandfather bought, is still in good order. |
| どちらかと言えば、私の祖父は以前より幸福そうだ。 | If anything, my grandfather seems happier than before. |
| 私の祖父は、その時代と場所にしては、非常に学識ある人だったが、実業家になるには全く向いていなかった。 | My grandfather was quite a learned man for his time and place but he just wasn't cut out to be a businessman. |
| 私の祖父は、私が少年のときに死んだ。 | My grandfather died when I was boy. |
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