Moto 祖 (そ)ancestor; forefather; progenitor
- ancestor; forefather; progenitornoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- originator; pioneer; inventornoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- grandfathernoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Kanji in 祖
Words that share its kanji
- 祖国そこくmotherland; fatherland
- 祖父そふgrandfather
- 祖母そぼgrandmother
- 先祖せんぞancestor
- 祖父母そふぼgrandparents
- 祖先そせんancestor
- 元祖がんそoriginator; pioneer
- 教祖きょうそfounder of a religious sect
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