祖
ancestor; pioneer; founder
9 strokes. Taught in grade 5. Newspaper frequency rank 1226.
Readings
- ソ (on reading): 祖父 (そふ) grandfather; 祖母 (そぼ) grandmother
- Read as a whole word: 大祖父 (おおおおじ) great-grandfather
Components
Words using 祖
- 祖父 (そふ) grandfather
- 祖母 (そぼ) grandmother
- 祖 (そ) ancestor
- 先祖 (せんぞ) ancestor
- 祖国 (そこく) homeland
- 大祖父 (おおおおじ) great-grandfather
- 先つ祖 (さきつおや) ancestor
- 先の祖 (さきのおや) ancestor
- 天津御祖 (あまつみおや) imperial ancestor
- 名祖 (なおや) eponym (person after whom something is named)
- 皇祖 (おおじのみこと) grandfather of the emperor
95 words in all.