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祖

ancestor
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingソ
JōyōGrade 5
  1. forefather
  2. progenitor
  3. originator
  4. pioneer

Popular Usage

祖父祖母先祖祖先お祖父さんお祖母さん

Radicals and components

Radical示spiritComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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altar (示) · shelf · my bookshelves

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1918

Compound words

祖父そふ
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
祖母そぼ
grandmother
先祖せんぞ
ancestor; forefather; foremother
祖先そせん
ancestor
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
教祖きょうそ
founder of a religious sect
元祖がんそ
originator; pioneer; inventor; founder; progenitor
宗祖しゅうそ
sect founder
祖国そこく
homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
祖父母そふぼ
grandparents

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Practice Writing

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