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祖

N3

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • ancestor
  • pioneer
  • founder

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ソ
Strokes
9
JLPT Level
N3
Frequency
#920
School Grade
Grade 5
Radical
示#113 · spirit

Components

Common Words

  • 祖そNoun
    ancestor, forefather, progenitor
  • 祖国そこくNoun
    homeland, motherland, fatherland
  • 祖父そふNoun
    grandfather
  • 祖母そぼNoun
    grandmother
  • 先祖せんぞNoun
    ancestor, forefather, foremother
  • 祖父母そふぼNoun
    grandparents
  • 祖先そせんNoun
    ancestor
  • 元祖がんそNoun
    originator, pioneer, inventor

Practice in Kanjiru

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