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：2026/01/08
祖
Onyomi
ソ
Kunyomi
おや / じじ / はじめ
Character
grade-5-kanji
kanji
shinjitai
Japanese Meaning
創始者、祖先
Easy Japanese Meaning
むかしのかぞくで、じぶんよりまえのひとをあらわすじ。はじめたひとのいみもある。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
祖先 / 始祖 / 创始者
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
祖先 / 始祖 / 創始者
Korean Meaning
조상 / 시조 / 창시자
Indonesian
leluhur / nenek moyang / pendiri
Vietnamese Meaning
tổ tiên / người sáng lập / thủy tổ
Tagalog Meaning
ninuno / tagapagtatag / pinagmulan
Sense（1）
founder, ancestor
（ kyūjitai ）
Quizzes for review
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I heard that my ancestors were samurai.
See correct answer
私の祖先は侍だったと聞いています。
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