祖 — jo

Parts that make up 祖

How 祖 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 祖 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 示, 且.

Korean example words with 祖

• 국조國祖 Korean gloss: 나라의 시조
• 조종祖宗 Korean gloss: 임금의 조상
• 원조元祖 Korean gloss: 첫 대의 조상
• 가조家祖 Korean gloss: 한 집안의 조상
• 누조累祖 Korean gloss: 여러 대의 조상
• 선조先祖 Korean gloss: 먼 윗대의 조상
• 종조從祖 Korean gloss: 할아버지의 남자 형제
• 현조玄祖 Korean gloss: 고조(高祖)의 어버이
• 현조顯祖 Korean gloss: 이름이 높이 드러난 조상
• 고조高祖 Korean gloss: 할아버지의 할아버지를 이르는 말
• 외조外祖 Korean gloss: 어머니의 친정아버지를 이르는 말
• 조선祖先 Korean gloss: 돌아간 어버이 위로 대대의 어른

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 祖

• 祖国そこく homeland; motherland; fatherland
• 祖父そふ grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
• 祖母そぼ grandmother
• 先祖せんぞ ancestor; forefather; foremother
• 祖父母そふぼ grandparents
• 祖先そせん ancestor
• 祖そ ancestor; forefather; progenitor
• 元祖がんそ originator; pioneer; inventor
• 教祖きょうそ founder of a religious sect
• 開祖かいそ (sect) founder; apostle; originator
• 始祖しそ founder; originator; pioneer
• 宗祖しゅうそ sect founder

Characters sharing the phonetic 且

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “조”

Other hanja with radical 示