始祖
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Chinese[edit]
begin | ancestor; forefather; grandparents | ||
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trad. (始祖) | 始 | 祖 | |
simp. #(始祖) | 始 | 祖 |
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Noun[edit]
始祖
- (literally) earliest ancestor; primogenitor; progenitor
- (figuratively) originator; initiator; creator; founder
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始祖
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Japanese[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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始 | 祖 |
し Grade: 3 |
そ Grade: 5 |
on’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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始祖 (kyūjitai) |
Noun[edit]
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