| Readings | On-reading | そ |
| Kun-reading | - | |
| Meaning | ancestor | |
| Radical | 示 (礻) | |
| Stroke count | ９ | |
| JLPT Level | N2 | |
Stroke order of 「祖」
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Vocabulary contains 「祖」
| Word | Meaning |
| 祖父（そふ） | grandfather |
| 祖母（そぼ） | grandmother |
| 祖先（そせん） | ancestor |
