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曽: great- (ancestor)

great- (ancestor)
11 strokesSecondary · Stage 2 (about 3級)in 4 words here

Readings

On
ソウ・ソ・ゾウ
Kun
かつ・かつて・すなわち

そう: 曽祖父(そうそふ) "great-grandfather", 曽祖母(そうそぼ). ぞ in 未曽有(みぞう) "unprecedented". 曽孫(ひまご) "great-grandchild" is a special reading.

Stroke order · 11 strokes

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Key words

曽祖父そうそふgreat-grandfather
曽祖母そうそぼgreat-grandmother
曽孫ひまごgreat-grandchild
未曽有みぞうunprecedented

Example sentences

My great-grandfather worked his fields in good health until he was ninety.

This typhoon caused unprecedented damage.

My grandmother's first great-grandchild was born.

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