祖父は雪のような白い髪です。

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祖父は雪のような白い髪です。

English Translation

My grandfather has snowy white hair.

Furigana

祖父(そふ)は雪(ゆき)のような白(しろ)い髪(かみ)です。

Romanji

Sofu wa yuki no yōna shiroi kami 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

雪 (ゆき)

snow

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

様だ (ようだ)

(usu. at sentence-end) seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; indicates hope, wish, request or mild command

白い (しろい)

white

髪 (かみ)

hair (on the head)

です (です)

be; is