| 祖 | meaning | 'ancestor, pioneer, founder' |
| onyomi | ソ | |
| kunyomi |
| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| 元祖 | がんそ | founder; originator, forerunner |
| 先祖 | せんぞ | ancestor |
| 祖先 | そせん | ancestor |
| 祖父 | そふ | grandfather |
| 祖母 | そぼ | grandmother |
| 天津御祖 | あまつみおや | imperial ancestor |
| 教祖 | きょうそ | founder of a religious sect |
| 祖 | そ | ancestor, forefather, progenitor |
| 祖先崇拝 | そせんすうはい | ancestor worship |
| 祖国 | そこく | fatherland, native country |
| 祖父母 | そふぼ | grandparents |
| 開祖 | かいそ | (sect) founder, apostle, originator, inventor |
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