祖 — ancestor, pioneer, founder
そ
祖
ancestor
Grade 5
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
9 strokes
family
U+7956
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #1226
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #1918
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Meanings
- ancestor
- pioneer
- founder