"祖母" meaning in Japanese

See 祖母 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [so̞bo̞] Forms: 祖母 [canonical] (ruby: (), ()), sobo [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese 祖母 (MC tsuX muwX). Uses the kan'yōon for the 母 character, indicating a sound change within the Japanese language. Etymology templates: {{bor|ja|ltc|-|sort=そぼ}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|祖母}} 祖母 (MC tsuX muwX) Head templates: {{ja-noun|そぼ}} 祖(そ)母(ぼ) • (sobo)
  1. grandmother Related terms: 祖父 (sofu) (ruby: (), ()) (english: grandfather), 外祖母 (gaisobo) (ruby: (がい), (), ()) (english: maternal grandmother), 内祖母 (naisobo) (ruby: (ない), (), ()) (english: paternal grandmother)
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Download raw JSONL data for 祖母 meaning in Japanese (1.8kB)

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