祖父は雪のような白い髪です。
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English Translation
My grandfather has snowy white hair.
Furigana
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