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    3. 祖母

    祖母

    祖そ母ぼ

    grandmother

    N4KMT6News #10+1CoreNounFamily & RelationshipsKanji Vocab14 strokes

    そぼばばおおばおばうば

    Noun

    1.
    grandmother

    Stroke 0 / 14

    Speed1.0x

    私わたしの祖そ母ぼはとても優やさしい人ひとです。

    My grandmother is a very kind person.

    KMT3Family & Relationships
    祖そ母ぼの家いえで夏なつ休やすみを過すごした。

    I spent summer vacation at my grandmother's house.

    KMT6Family & RelationshipsDaily Life
    祖そ母ぼが作つくってくれた料りょう理りはいつも温あたたかかった。

    The food my grandmother made for me was always warm.

    KMT6Family & RelationshipsFood & Dining
    祖そ母ぼから日に本ほんの伝でん統とう的てきな遊あそびを教おしえてもらった。

    My grandmother taught me traditional Japanese games.

    KMT6Family & RelationshipsCulture & Traditions
    祖そ母ぼは明めい治じ時じ代だいに生うまれ、激げき動どうの時じ代だいを生いき抜ぬいた。

    My grandmother was born in the Meiji era and lived through a turbulent period.

    KMT7Family & RelationshipsHistory

    Kanji that make up this word

    祖
    ancestor・pioneer・founder
    母
    はは・も…(1)
    mother
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