祖そ父ふ

そふ sofu

grandfather

noun

Chinese meanings

祖父；外祖父

Examples

Furigana

祖そ父ふはステッキがないと歩あるけない。
My grandfather cannot walk without a stick.
祖父没有手杖就不能走路。
Tatoeba #140710
祖そ父ふが死しんで10年ねんになります。
It is ten years since my grandfather died.
祖父去世已经十年了。
Tatoeba #140723

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('14363682cb'); // 祖父

{
  "id": "14363682cb",
  "word": "祖父",
  "reading": "そふ",
  "romaji": "sofu",
  "meanings": [
    "grandfather"
  ],
  "level": "N4",
  "pos": [
    "n"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1396840,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "祖父はステッキがないと歩けない。",
      "furigana": "{祖父|そふ}はステッキがないと{歩|ある}けない。",
      "en": "My grandfather cannot walk without a stick.",
      "tatoeba_id": 140710
    },
    {
      "ja": "祖父が死んで10年になります。",
      "furigana": "{祖父|そふ}が{死|し}んで10{年|ねん}になります。",
      "en": "It is ten years since my grandfather died.",
      "tatoeba_id": 140723
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "7392e5d96564efb04dee8686ba11d7d65871498d069341330302207068274526",
    "meanings": [
      "祖父",
      "外祖父"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "祖父はステッキがないと歩けない。",
        "zh": "祖父没有手杖就不能走路。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "祖父が死んで10年になります。",
        "zh": "祖父去世已经十年了。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n4/14363682cb",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "29cd1998bcfe816b127c410ab0f79d963757a7bd0cb3618c61d58d56a2b07a99"
  }
}