Illustration: In the entrance hall of a Japanese family home, a little girl rushes into the open arms of her grandmother and grandfather, who kneel together to greet her. Each receives one side of her exuberant hug, and the grandfather nearly loses a slipper as she arrives.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

祖そ父ふ母ぼ

sofubo

grandparents

Example sentences

  1. ルーシーは祖父母そふぼに育そだてられた。

    Lucy was brought up by her grandparents.

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  2. 祖父母そふぼのことが大好だいすきなんです。

    I love my grandparents.

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  3. 私わたしは週しゅうに２回かい、祖父母そふぼに会あいに行いく。

    I visit my grandparents twice a week.

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Kanji in 祖父母

  • 祖ancestor; pioneerOnソ
  • 父fatherOnフKunちち
  • 母motherOnボKunはは・も

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