祖母

• 読み: そぼ
• ローマ字: sobo
• 漢字の分解: 祖 (so) — ancestor, founder; 母 (bo/haha) — mother
• 発音: /so.bo/

意味

Grandmother. The humble term used when referring to one's own grandmother.

Used when talking about your own grandmother to others. The honorific form おばあさん is used for someone else's grandmother or when addressing your own grandmother directly. Pairs with 祖父 in the same humble register.

例文

1. 祖母の料理が一番おいしいです。
2. 祖母は毎朝散歩をします。
3. 週末に祖母と電話で話しました。

使い方ガイド

場面: talking about family, self-introduction, formal conversation

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Composed of 祖 (so, 'ancestor/founder') and 母 (bo, 'mother'). Together they literally mean 'ancestor mother,' the mother of one's parents.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal