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：2026/01/06
かいそ
Kanji
開祖
Noun
Japanese Meaning
宗派や学問・芸道などを最初に開き、後世の人々からその始祖として仰がれる人物。開山・始祖。
Easy Japanese Meaning
むかしそのみちやしゅうきょうをはじめた人のこと
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
创始人 / 开山祖师 / 始祖
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
創始者 / 開山祖師 / 宗派或學派的始祖
Korean Meaning
창시자 / 개조 / 시조
Vietnamese Meaning
người sáng lập / tổ sư (người khai sáng một tông phái) / khai tổ
Tagalog Meaning
tagapagtatag / unang nagtatag ng relihiyon o sekta
Sense（1）
開祖: founder
（ romanization ）
Quizzes for review
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He is the founder of this company.
See correct answer
彼はこの会社のかいそです。
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