Kanji

祖

ancestor, pioneer, founder

Kanji

Grade

Grade 5

Strokes

9 strokes

Radical

示部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

Nanori (Name Reading)

おや, さき, のり, はじめ, ひろ, もと

Common Readings

Example sentences

祖父 そふ
祖父 毎朝 公園 散歩 している

My grandfather takes a walk in the park every morning.

むら
祖父 静かな 住んでいます

My grandfather lives in a quiet village.

祖母 そぼ
祖母 毎日 公園 散歩 しています

My grandmother takes a walk in the park every day.

大事 だいじ
この 指輪 祖母 から 譲り受けた とても 大事な もの です

This ring is a very precious item inherited from my grandmother.

先祖 せんぞ
私たち お盆 先祖 供養 します

We hold a memorial service for our ancestors during Obon.

はか
毎年 お盆 家族 先祖 参ります

Every year during Obon, our family visits the ancestors' graves.

祖国 そこく
祖国 離れ 外国 暮らす こと 決めた

He left his homeland and decided to live in a foreign country.

始祖 しそ
この 学問 始祖 として 後世 残した

He left his name to posterity as the founder of this field of study.

エデン エデン
エデン 人類 始祖 住んでいた 楽園 です

The Garden of Eden is the paradise where the first humans lived.

祖先 そせん
たち 祖先 アフリカ から 来ました

Our ancestors came from Africa.

Example Vocabulary

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