N2
祖 meaning and readings
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Kanji
祖
N2
- Meaning
- ancestor, progenitor
- Onyomi
- ソ
- Kunyomi
- -
- Formula
- 祖 = 礻 + 且。
Story
祖 is analyzed as a combination of 礻 (religion, god), 且 (tombstone, ancestor, funeral) and denotes ancestor, progenitor.
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This kanji belongs to JLPT N2.
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