祖 (so) Kanji Meaning: "Ancestor" | Learn Kanji with Pictures

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Drawing: An altar stacked over generations: ancestor.

祖 means ancestor

pioneer, founder

An altar stacked over generations: ancestor.

On'yomi

  • ソso

Kun'yomi

  • None

How it's built

  • 礻altar
  • 且stack

Common words

  • 祖先そせんancestor
  • 祖母そぼgrandmother
  • 先祖せんぞancestor; forefather
  • 祖父そふgrandfather

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