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祖
Kanji meaning "ancestor, pioneer, founder"
Stroke order
Jiten frequency #1208
JLPT N3
Grade 5
Kanken Level 6
WaniKani Level 32
RTK
KLC Volume 4
TMW Debut Idol
9 strokes
Meanings
ancestor, pioneer, founder
On'yomi
ソ
Stroke order
(9 strokes)
Composed of
礻
cult
radical
且
moreover
phonetic
Components and stroke order from
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Reading usage
そ
284 (95%)
ぞ
12 (4%)
おや
4 (1%)
祖
(
そ
)
父
(
ふ
)
grandfather
#6695
祖
(
そ
)
母
(
ぼ
)
grandmother
#9777
祖
(
そ
)
先
(
せん
)
ancestor
#17259
祖
(
そ
)
国
(
こく
)
homeland
#17503
祖
(
そ
)
父
(
ふ
)
母
(
ぼ
)
grandparents
#22407
祖
(
そ
)
ancestor
#23605
始
(
し
)
祖
(
そ
)
founder
#26251
教
(
きょう
)
祖
(
そ
)
founder of a religious sect
#28863
元
(
がん
)
祖
(
そ
)
originator
#32027
開
(
かい
)
祖
(
そ
)
(sect) founder
#45475
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Most common words using this kanji
祖
(
そ
)
父
(
ふ
)
grandfather
#6695
先
(
せん
)
祖
(
ぞ
)
ancestor
#8297
祖
(
そ
)
母
(
ぼ
)
grandmother
#9777
祖
(
そ
)
先
(
せん
)
ancestor
#17259
祖
(
そ
)
国
(
こく
)
homeland
#17503
祖
(
そ
)
父
(
ふ
)
母
(
ぼ
)
grandparents
#22407
祖
(
そ
)
ancestor
#23605
始
(
し
)
祖
(
そ
)
founder
#26251
先
(
せん
)
祖
(
ぞ
)
代
(
だい
)
々
(
だい
)
ancestral
#28444
教
(
きょう
)
祖
(
そ
)
founder of a religious sect
#28863
元
(
がん
)
祖
(
そ
)
originator
#32027
お
祖父
(
じい
)
さん
grandfather
#40288
お
祖父様
(
じいさま
)
grandfather
#40348
お
祖父
(
じい
)
ちゃん
grandpa
#43718
お
祖母
(
ばあ
)
ちゃん
granny
#43814
開
(
かい
)
祖
(
そ
)
(sect) founder
#45475
曾
(
そう
)
祖
(
そ
)
父
(
ふ
)
great-grandfather
#49377
お
祖母
(
ばあ
)
さん
grandmother
#52419
お
祖母
(
ばあ
)
様
(
さま
)
grandmother
#53166
祖父
(
じい
)
さん
grandfather
#55678
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