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    3. お祖父さん

    お祖父さん

    お​祖じ父いさ​ん​

    grandfather

    N1KMT7CoreNounFamily & RelationshipsKanji Vocab20 strokes

    お爺さん御爺さん御祖父さん

    おじいさん

    Noun

    1.
    grandfather
    word usually written using kana alone
    2.
    male senior-citizen, old man
    word usually written using kana alone

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    私わたしのお祖じ父いさんはとても優やさしい。

    My grandfather is very kind.

    KMT3Family & Relationships
    お祖じ父いさんは毎まい日にち公こう園えんを散さん歩ぽしている。

    My grandfather walks in the park every day.

    KMT5Family & RelationshipsDaily Life
    電でん車しゃの中なかで、お祖じ父いさんに席せきを譲ゆずった。

    I gave up my seat to an old man on the train.

    KMT7Daily LifeTravel & Transportation
    お祖じ父いさんは昔むかしの戦せん争そうの話はなしをよくしてくれた。

    My grandfather often told me stories about the old wars.

    KMT7Family & RelationshipsHistory
    近きん所じょのお祖じ父いさんが、いつも庭にわの手て入いれをしている。

    The old man in the neighborhood always takes care of his garden.

    KMT7Daily LifeHome & Housing

    Characters that make up this word

    祖
    ancestor・pioneer・founder
    Kanji
    父
    ちち…(1)
    father
    Kanji
    お
    o
    Kana
    さ
    sa
    Kana
    ん
    n
    Kana
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