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祖
Kanji meaning "ancestor, pioneer, founder"
Stroke order
Jiten frequency #1185
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
#6492
祖
(
そ
)
母
(
ぼ
)
grandmother
#9251
祖
(
そ
)
先
(
せん
)
ancestor
#17318
祖
(
そ
)
国
(
こく
)
homeland
#17441
祖
(
そ
)
父
(
ふ
)
母
(
ぼ
)
grandparents
#22324
祖
(
そ
)
ancestor
#23618
始
(
し
)
祖
(
そ
)
founder
#26706
教
(
きょう
)
祖
(
そ
)
founder of a religious sect
#27896
元
(
がん
)
祖
(
そ
)
originator
#31528
開
(
かい
)
祖
(
そ
)
(sect) founder
#45867
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Most common words using this kanji
祖
(
そ
)
父
(
ふ
)
grandfather
#6492
先
(
せん
)
祖
(
ぞ
)
ancestor
#8212
祖
(
そ
)
母
(
ぼ
)
grandmother
#9251
祖
(
そ
)
先
(
せん
)
ancestor
#17318
祖
(
そ
)
国
(
こく
)
homeland
#17441
祖
(
そ
)
父
(
ふ
)
母
(
ぼ
)
grandparents
#22324
祖
(
そ
)
ancestor
#23618
始
(
し
)
祖
(
そ
)
founder
#26706
教
(
きょう
)
祖
(
そ
)
founder of a religious sect
#27896
先
(
せん
)
祖
(
ぞ
)
代
(
だい
)
々
(
だい
)
ancestral
#28284
元
(
がん
)
祖
(
そ
)
originator
#31528
お
祖父
(
じい
)
さん
grandfather
#40559
お
祖父様
(
じいさま
)
grandfather
#40914
お
祖父
(
じい
)
ちゃん
grandpa
#42689
お
祖母
(
ばあ
)
ちゃん
granny
#43010
開
(
かい
)
祖
(
そ
)
(sect) founder
#45867
曾
(
そう
)
祖
(
そ
)
父
(
ふ
)
great-grandfather
#49256
お
祖母
(
ばあ
)
さん
grandmother
#52766
お
祖母
(
ばあ
)
様
(
さま
)
grandmother
#53854
祖父
(
じい
)
さん
grandfather
#56683
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