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：2026/01/12
祖
Hiragana
そ
Noun
Japanese Meaning
祖先・先祖を意味する漢字。「祖父」「祖母」「先祖」などの語に用いられる。 / 物事の起こりや、ある分野を開いた人を指す。「医学の祖」「国学の祖」など。
Easy Japanese Meaning
むかしのじぶんのかぞく。じぶんよりまえのせだいのひと。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
祖先 / 始祖 / 鼻祖
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
祖先 / 始祖 / 祖宗
Korean Meaning
조상 / 선조 / 시조
Indonesian
leluhur / nenek moyang / pendiri
Vietnamese Meaning
tổ tiên / tiên tổ / thủy tổ
Tagalog Meaning
ninuno / nuno
Sense（1）
ancestor
（ romanization ）
（ hiragana ）
Quizzes for review
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My ancestors were engaged in agriculture.
See correct answer
私の祖先は農業を営んでいました。
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