祖

おや

founder

N4 #543

Meanings

also 親

  1. noun founder; inventor
  2. ancestor; forefather

そ

  1. noun ancestor; forefather; progenitor
  2. originator; pioneer; inventor; founder
  3. orig. meaning grandfather

Its kanji

In sentences

この先さき祖おや伝来でんらいの家宝かほうは君きみの物ものだ。 This heirloom shall be yours. #220840