祖母

そぼ

Grandmother (one's own)

N4noun·sobo

How to remember it

祖 (ancestor) + 母 (mother) — your ancestral mother, two generations up.

Example sentences

  • 祖母は毎朝散歩します。

    そぼはまいあさんぽします。

    My grandmother walks every morning.

  • 祖母の家に泊まりました。

    そぼのいえにとまりました。

    I stayed at my grandmother's house.

Usage

Humble term for your own grandmother; use おばあさん for others'.

Related words

祖父おばあさんおばあちゃん

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