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祖母

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 祖母

おおば
おば
うば
Noun
Freq #8435
1

grandmother

Examples
私は祖母が大好きです。
I love my grandmother very much.

Kanji in this Word

9 strokes
Frequency: 1226
JLPT N2
Grade 5

Meanings

ancestor
pioneer
founder

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
5 strokes
Frequency: 570
JLPT N4
Grade 2

Meanings

mother

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
はは
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