祖

ancestor, pioneer, founder

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ソ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

N/A

Nanori (名乗り)

い

Stroke Order

9 / 9

Information

Grade:5

Strokes:9

JLPT:N3

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

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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welfare, happiness

gods, mind, soul

association, braid, plait, construct, assemble, unite, cooperate, grapple

coarse, rough, rugged

tariff, crop tax, borrowing

company, firm, office, association, shrine

best regards, good

moreover, also, furthermore