祖父

• 読み: そふ
• ローマ字: sofu
• 漢字の分解: 祖 (so) — ancestor, founder; 父 (fu/chichi) — father
• 発音: /so.ɸɯ/

意味

Grandfather. The humble term used when referring to one's own grandfather.

Used when talking about your own grandfather to others. The honorific form おじいさん is used for someone else's grandfather or when addressing your own grandfather directly. This word follows the same humble/honorific pattern as 父/お父さん.

例文

1. 祖父は八十歳です。
2. 祖父の家は山の近くにあります。
3. 夏休みに祖父に会いに行きます。

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 父 (fu, 'father'). Together they literally mean 'ancestor father,' the father of one's parents.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal