祖
ancestor, founder, pioneer
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Nanori (名乗り)
Stroke Order
9 / 9
Information
Grade:5
Strokes:9
JLPT:3
Frequency:1226
Vocabulary
ソ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 教祖 | キョウソ | founder of a religious sect |
| 元祖 | ガンソ | originator; pioneer; inventor; founder; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line |
| 祖国 | ソコク | homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country |
| 祖先 | ソセン | ancestor |
| 祖父 | ソフ | grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| お祖父さん | おじいさん | grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man |
| お祖母さん | おばあさん | grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen |
| お祖母さん | おばーさん | grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen |
| 祖 | おや | parent; parents; mother and father; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner; key; parent (organization); main; ancestor; forefather |
| 先祖 | せんぞ | ancestor; forefather; foremother |
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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
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best regards, good
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且
also, furthermore, moreover
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査
investigate
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