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祖
JLPT N3 Kanji

祖 — ancestor, pioneer, founder

  • JLPT N3
  • 9 strokes
  • Grade 5
  • Radical 示
  • #1226 most frequent

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Readings

On'yomi
ソ

Example words

  • 祖父そふ(1) grandfather (2) old man (3) kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
  • 祖母そぼgrandmother
  • 先祖せんぞancestor
  • 祖先そせんancestor
  • お祖父さんおじいさん(1) grandfather (2) male senior-citizen
  • お祖母さんおばあさん(1) grandmother (2) female senior-citizen