祖父は大阪の出身です。

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祖父 は 大阪 の 出身 です 。

English Translation

My grandfather comes from Osaka.

Furigana

祖父(そふ)は大阪(おおさか)の出身(しゅっしん)です。

Romanji

Sofu wa Ōsaka no shusshin desu.

Words

祖父 (そふ、じじ、じい、おおじ、おじ、そぶ)

grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

大阪 (おおさか、おおざか)

Osaka; large hill

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

出身 (しゅっしん)

person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)

です (です)

be; is

Kanji

祖

Reading: ソ

Meanings: ancestor, pioneer, founder

父

Readings: フ、 ちち

Meaning: father

大

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに

Meanings: large, big

阪

Readings: ハン、 さか

Meanings: heights, slope

出

Readings: シュツ、 スイ、 で.る、 -で、 だ.す、 -だ.す、 い.でる、 い.だす

Meanings: exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude

身

Readings: シン、 み

Meanings: somebody, person, one's station in life