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祖母 in Chinese / Japanese...

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Grandma / Grandmother

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so bo

This is a generic Japanese title for grandmother.

Note: This is an uncommon title for a wall scroll.

Loving Grandmother

Paternal (Southern China)

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cí xiáng de zǔ mǔ

慈祥的祖母 is “Loving Grandmother” in the most common way to refer to your father's mother (paternal grandmother) in Southern China.

Dear Grandmother

Paternal (Southern China)

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qín ài de zǔ mǔ

The most common way to refer to your father's mother (paternal grandmother) in Southern China with the adjective/title “Dear” on the front.

Loving Grandmother

Maternal (Southern China - formal)

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cí xiáng de wài zǔ mǔ

慈祥的外祖母 is “Loving Grandmother” in the formal way to refer to your mother's mother (maternal grandmother) in Southern China.

Dear Grandmother

Maternal (Southern China - formal)

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qín ài de wài zǔ mǔ

亲爱的外祖母 is the formal way to refer to your mother's mother (maternal grandmother) in Southern China with the adjective/title “Dear” on the front.

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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
祖母 see styles	zǔ mǔ zu3 mu3 tsu mu sobo(p); baba; ooba; oba; uba そぼ(P); ばば; おおば; おば; うば	More info & calligraphy: Grandma / Grandmother father's mother; paternal grandmother grandmother
叔祖母 see styles	shū zǔ mǔ shu1 zu3 mu3 shu tsu mu	叔祖母 Custom Scroll wife of paternal grandfather's younger brother
外祖母 see styles	wài zǔ mǔ wai4 zu3 mu3 wai tsu mu gaisobo がいそぼ	外祖母 Custom Scroll mother's mother; maternal grandmother maternal grandmother
曽祖母 see styles	hiooba ひばば hiibaba / hibaba ひおおば sousobo / sosobo ひいばば	曽祖母 Custom Scroll great-grandmother; great-grandma
曾祖母 see styles	zēng zǔ mǔ zeng1 zu3 mu3 tseng tsu mu hiooba ひばば hiibaba / hibaba ひおおば sousobo / sosobo ひいばば	曾祖母 Custom Scroll father's father's mother; paternal great-grandmother great-grandmother; great-grandma
祖母中 see styles	sobonaka そぼなか	祖母中 Custom Scroll (place-name) Sobonaka
祖母井 see styles	soboi そぼい	祖母井 Custom Scroll (surname) Soboi
祖母前 see styles	sobomae そぼまえ	祖母前 Custom Scroll (place-name) Sobomae
祖母山 see styles	sobosan そぼさん	祖母山 Custom Scroll (personal name) Sobosan
祖母島 see styles	ubashima うばしま	祖母島 Custom Scroll (place-name) Ubashima
祖母後 see styles	soboushiro / soboshiro そぼうしろ	祖母後 Custom Scroll (place-name) Soboushiro
祖母懐 see styles	sobokai そぼかい	祖母懐 Custom Scroll (place-name) Sobokai
祖母江 see styles	ubagae うばがえ	祖母江 Custom Scroll (surname) Ubagae
祖母沢 see styles	baasawa / basawa ばあさわ	祖母沢 Custom Scroll (place-name) Baasawa
祖母浦 see styles	soboura / sobora そぼうら	祖母浦 Custom Scroll (surname) Soboura
祖母石 see styles	ubaishi うばいし	祖母石 Custom Scroll (place-name) Ubaishi
祖母綠祖母绿 see styles	zǔ mǔ lǜ zu3 mu3 lu:4 tsu mu lü	祖母綠 Custom Scroll emerald
祖母谷 see styles	babadani ばばだに	祖母谷 Custom Scroll (place-name) Babadani
祖母賀 see styles	soboga そぼが	祖母賀 Custom Scroll (surname) Soboga
祖母里 see styles	sobori そぼり	祖母里 Custom Scroll (surname) Sobori
義祖母 see styles	gisobo ぎそぼ	義祖母 Custom Scroll grandmother-in-law
高祖母 see styles	gāo zǔ mǔ gao1 zu3 mu3 kao tsu mu kousobo / kosobo こうそぼ	高祖母 Custom Scroll great-great-grandmother great-great-grandmother
お祖母様 see styles	obaasama / obasama おばあさま	お祖母様 Custom Scroll (1) (kana only) (honorific or respectful language) grandmother; (2) (kana only) (honorific or respectful language) old woman; female senior citizen
上祖母石 see styles	kamiubaishi かみうばいし	上祖母石 Custom Scroll (place-name) Kamiubaishi
下祖母石 see styles	shimoubaishi / shimobaishi しもうばいし	下祖母石 Custom Scroll (place-name) Shimoubaishi
伯叔祖母 see styles	bó shū zǔ mǔ bo2 shu1 zu3 mu3 po shu tsu mu	伯叔祖母 Custom Scroll father's father's brother's wife; great aunt
古祖母山 see styles	furusobosan ふるそぼさん	古祖母山 Custom Scroll (personal name) Furusobosan
御祖母様 see styles	obaasama / obasama おばあさま	御祖母様 Custom Scroll (1) (kana only) (honorific or respectful language) grandmother; (2) (kana only) (honorific or respectful language) old woman; female senior citizen
曾外祖母 see styles	zēng wài zǔ mǔ zeng1 wai4 zu3 mu3 tseng wai tsu mu	曾外祖母 Custom Scroll great-grandmother (mother's grandmother)
祖母ヶ墓 see styles	unbagahaka うんばがはか	祖母ヶ墓 Custom Scroll (place-name) Unbagahaka

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title	Characters	Romaji (Romanized Japanese)	Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Grandma Grandmother	祖母	so bo / sobo
Loving Grandmother	慈祥的祖母		cí xiáng de zǔ mǔ ci2 xiang2 de zu3 mu3 ci xiang de zu mu cixiangdezumu	tz`u hsiang te tsu mu tzuhsiangtetsumu tzu hsiang te tsu mu
Dear Grandmother	親愛的祖母亲爱的祖母		qín ài de zǔ mǔ qin2 ai4 de zu3 mu3 qin ai de zu mu qinaidezumu	ch`in ai te tsu mu chinaitetsumu chin ai te tsu mu
Loving Grandmother	慈祥的外祖母		cí xiáng de wài zǔ mǔ ci2 xiang2 de wai4 zu3 mu3 ci xiang de wai zu mu cixiangdewaizumu	tz`u hsiang te wai tsu mu tzuhsiangtewaitsumu tzu hsiang te wai tsu mu
Dear Grandmother	親愛的外祖母亲爱的外祖母		qín ài de wài zǔ mǔ qin2 ai4 de wai4 zu3 mu3 qin ai de wai zu mu qinaidewaizumu	ch`in ai te wai tsu mu chinaitewaitsumu chin ai te wai tsu mu
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.