祖父
Chinese
ancestral | father | ||
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simp. and trad. (祖父) |
祖 | 父 | |
anagram | 父祖 |
Pronunciation
Noun
祖父
Synonyms
- (literary) 大父 (dàfù)
Dialectal synonyms of 祖父 (“paternal grandfather”) [map]
Descendants
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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祖 | 父 |
そ Grade: 5 |
ふ Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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祖父 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 祖父 (MC tsuX bjuX). The kan'on reading, so likely a later borrowing.
Derived terms
- 内祖父 (naisofu): paternal grandfather
- 外祖父 (gaisofu): maternal grandfather
- 曽祖父 (sōsofu): great-grandfather
- 祖父母 (sofubo): grandparents
Related terms
- 祖母 (sobo): grandmother
References
- Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
- Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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