祖 (そ) — ancestor, founder, originator

祖そ ancestor

Frequency #9764 Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common. Grade 5 1 character noun

そ

Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low. そ[1] atamadaka 頭高

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Meanings

ancestor
founder
originator

Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.

そ祖 ancestor

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Words with 祖 (7)

祖(そ)母(ぼ) sobo grandmother 祖(そ)父(ふ) sofu grandfather 先(せん)祖(ぞ) senzo ancestor 祖(そ)国(こく) sokoku fatherland 祖(そ)先(せん) sosen ancestor 元(がん)祖(そ) ganso originator 教(きょう)祖(そ) kyouso founder of a religious sect

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Meanings

Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.

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Words with 祖 (7)

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