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祖

Level VIII of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 923 / 2,608

Ancestor

On’yomi
そ
Kun’yomi
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Radical
示 Spirit (Kangxi 113)

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

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

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 grandmotherN4
祖父 そふ grandfatherN4
祖先 そせん ancestorN2

祖 is rank 923 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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