祖
Ancestor, Pioneer JLPT N3
9 strokes · school grade 5 · frequency rank #1226
Meaning
Ancestor, Pioneer, Founder
Readings
On’yomiソ so
Radical
Components
- 礻 (radical)
- 且 — Moreover
Example sentences
- 私の祖父も祖母も亡くなっている。Both my grandfather and grandmother are dead.
- 祖父は私の誕生のすぐ後に死んだ。My grandfather died shortly after my birth.
- 祖父は年の割にはまだ元気である。Grandfather is still very active for his age.
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