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Kanji for Ancestor
The kanji for “ancestor” is 祖, read so and written in 9 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
祖
ancestor
An ancestor or founder; someone who starts a new line.
9 strokes On reading ソ (so) JLPT N2
Dictionary meanings: ancestor, pioneer, founder
Readings used for names on Nazuke: so
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