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祖 Kanji meaning "ancestor, pioneer, founder"

Jiten frequency #1185JLPT N3Grade 5Kanken Level 6WaniKani Level 32RTKKLC Volume 4TMW Debut Idol9 strokes

Meanings

ancestor, pioneer, founder

On'yomi

ソ

Reading usage

祖(そ)父(ふ)grandfather #6495祖(そ)母(ぼ)grandmother #9257祖(そ)国(こく)homeland #17441祖(そ)先(せん)ancestor #17524祖(そ)父(ふ)母(ぼ)grandparents #22363祖(そ)ancestor #23623始(し)祖(そ)founder #26911教(きょう)祖(そ)founder of a religious sect #27942元(がん)祖(そ)originator #31759開(かい)祖(そ)(sect) founder #45797

Most common words using this kanji

祖(そ)父(ふ)grandfather #6495先(せん)祖(ぞ)ancestor #8221祖(そ)母(ぼ)grandmother #9257祖(そ)国(こく)homeland #17441祖(そ)先(せん)ancestor #17524祖(そ)父(ふ)母(ぼ)grandparents #22363祖(そ)ancestor #23623始(し)祖(そ)founder #26911教(きょう)祖(そ)founder of a religious sect #27942先(せん)祖(ぞ)代(だい)々(だい)ancestral #28022元(がん)祖(そ)originator #31759お祖父(じい)さんgrandfather #40551お祖父様(じいさま)grandfather #41023お祖母(ばあ)ちゃんgranny #42596お祖父(じい)ちゃんgrandpa #42691開(かい)祖(そ)(sect) founder #45797曾(そう)祖(そ)父(ふ)great-grandfather #49920お祖母(ばあ)さんgrandmother #53195お祖母(ばあ)様(さま)grandmother #54002祖父(じい)さんgrandfather #56321
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