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祖 — ancestor

祖 means “ancestor”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: ソ (so). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 祖 (so, “ancestor; forefather”).

祖
Stroke order of 祖
Meaning
ancestor
On'yomi
ソ (so)
Kun'yomi
—
Strokes
9
Level
JLPT N2 · set Family

How to remember 祖

Parts: 礻 altar · 且 moreover

Words with 祖

WordReadingMeaning
祖そ so onancestor; forefather

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