# 祖 — Ancestor

Frequency rank 923 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 駆 (Gallop), less common than 措 (Set Aside).

- On’yomi: そ
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 示 Spirit (Kangxi 113)
- Frequency path: Level VIII of XX

A spirit on the left hovers over a table on the right -- a spirit sitting at an ancient table is the ghost of your ancestor.

In words:

- 祖母 そぼ — grandmother
- 祖父 そふ — grandfather
- 祖先 そせん — ancestor

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