曽
曽: great- (ancestor)
great- (ancestor)
11 strokesSecondary · Stage 2 (about 3級)in 4 words here
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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.
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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
曽祖父は、九十歳まで元気に畑仕事をしていた。
My great-grandfather worked his fields in good health until he was ninety.
この台風は、未曽有の被害をもたらした。
This typhoon caused unprecedented damage.
祖母に、初めての曽孫が生まれた。
My grandmother's first great-grandchild was born.