祖

common

ソ/SO/SO/ソ/

ancestor;  pioneer;  founder

Radical: 礻 (spirit).   Strokes: 9画.   Elements: 一目礻.   Pinyin: zǔ.   Hangul: 조 [jo].   Nanori: いi.

Jōyō Kanji 5th Grade.   JLPT N3.

Example compounds:
ソSO父祖【ふそfuso】ancestors
宗祖【しゅうそshūso】sect founder
始祖【しそshiso】founder; originator; pioneer
Codepoints and classification codes:
7956–Unicode
33-36–JIS X 0208
1-4-5–SKIP
4e5.4–TKD
3721.0–Four Corner
673–De Roo
Dictionary indices:
3243–Classic Nelson
4083–The New Nelson Character Dictionary by A. Nelson
914–New Japanese-English Character Dictionary by J. Halpern
617–Kanji Learner's Dictionary by J. Halpern
1779–Remembering the Kanji by J. Heisig
1325–A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage (Gakken)
850–Japanese Names by P.G. O'Neill
540–Essential Kanji by P.G. O'Neill
24664P–Daikanwajiten 「大漢和辞典」 by T. Morohashi vol. 8 p. 437
736–A Guide to Remembering Japanese Characters by K.G. Henshall
622–Kanji & Kana by Spahn and Hadamitzky
657–Guide to Reading & Writing Japanese (H) by F. Sakade
772–Kanji Flashcards by M. Hodges and T. Okazaki
758–Guide to Reading & Writing Japanese: Third Edition 3rd edition by Henshall
701–Tuttle Kanji Cards by A. Kask
824–Kanji in Context by Nishiguchi and Kono
1423–Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1795–Y. Maniette's French adaptation of Heisig
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