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始祖

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 始祖.

Dictionary

Entry

始祖NounFreq #17874
1

founder; originator; pioneer

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

commence, begin

8 strokesFrequency 244JLPT N3Grade 3

On

Kun

はじ.める-はじ.めるはじ.まる

Nanori

もと

ancestor, pioneer, founder

9 strokesFrequency 1,226JLPT N2Grade 5

On

Nanori

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