My grandfather takes a walk in the park every morning.
祖
ancestor, pioneer, founder
Kanji
Grade
Grade 5
Strokes
9 strokes
Radical
示部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
ソ
Nanori (Name Reading)
おや, さき, のり, はじめ, ひろ, もと
Common Readings
ソ
Example sentences
My grandfather lives in a quiet village.
My grandmother takes a walk in the park every day.
This ring is a very precious item inherited from my grandmother.
We hold a memorial service for our ancestors during Obon.
Every year during Obon, our family visits the ancestors' graves.
He left his homeland and decided to live in a foreign country.
He left his name to posterity as the founder of this field of study.
The Garden of Eden is the paradise where the first humans lived.
Our ancestors came from Africa.
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