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Level 2 Kanji -- May 27, 2020

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祖
  • on reading:
  • ソ
  • kun reading:
  • meaning(s):
  • ancestor, pioneer, founder
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Compounds

Compounds

先祖 せんぞ ancestor
祖先 そせん ancestor
祖父 そふ grandfather
祖母 そぼ grandmother