祖
ソ
ancestor; pioneer; founder
Words
先祖伝承
せんぞでんしょう
- what has been (orally) handed down from generation to generation; legend; folk tale n adj-no yoji
父祖伝来
ふそでんらい
- hereditary; patrimonial; handed down from generation to generation n adj-no yoji
御祖師様
おそしさま
- the founder of our sect (esp. in reference to Nichiren) n hon
先祖代代
せんぞだいだい
- ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son n adj-no yoji
お祖父ちゃん
おじいちゃん
- grandpa; granddad n col uk