Word details

曾祖父

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 曾祖父.

Dictionary

Entry

曾祖父曽祖父うそいじじじおじNounFreq #39016
1

great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad

Examples
曾祖父の代から東京に住んでいます。
My family came to live in Tokyo in my great-grandfather's time.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

once, before, formerly, ever, never, ex-

12 strokesGrade 10

On

ソウゾウ

Kun

かつ.てか.ってすなわち

ancestor, pioneer, founder

9 strokesFrequency 1,226JLPT N2Grade 5

On

Nanori

father

4 strokesFrequency 646JLPT N4Grade 2

On

Kun

ちち

formerly, once, before, ever, never, ex-

11 strokesFrequency 1,320Grade 8

On

ソウゾウ

Kun

かつかつてすなわち

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