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祖 kanji — Ancestor, Pioneer, Founder | JLPT N3 · Nihongo Circle

祖

Ancestor, Pioneer, Founder

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Words using 祖

祖母そぼgrandmotherN4 祖父そふgrandfatherN4 祖先そせんancestor(s)N2 先祖せんぞancestorN2 お祖父さんおじいさんgrandfather お祖母さんおばあさんgrandmother 教祖きょうそfounder of a religious sect 元祖がんそoriginator 祖父母そふぼgrandparents 祖国そこくhomeland 祖そancestor

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