| 1684 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 2039 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1234 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1262 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1931 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2116 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1902 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 430 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3433 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1768 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2407 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 812 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 6390 | Morohashi |
| 2762 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1240 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 804 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 867 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1421 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2435 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 婆 【ババ】 old woman, joker (in old maid)
- 婆 【ババア】 old woman, hag, old bag
- 提婆 【ダイバ】 deva (being with god-like characteristics)
- 湯婆 【タンポ】 hot-water bottle, metal sake jug, sake warmer
Kun reading compounds
- 婆 【ばば】 old woman, joker (in old maid)
- 婆 【ばばあ】 old woman, hag, old bag
- 祖父祖母 【じじばば】 old people, grandparents
- 遣り手婆 【やりてばば】 brothel madam
- 婆さん 【ばあさん】 grandmother, old woman, female senior citizen
- 婆ちゃん 【ばあちゃん】 granny, grandma, gran, old lady, old woman
- 糞婆 【くそばばあ】 old hag, old woman, old bat
- 鬼婆 【おにばば】 hag, witch, bitch, penurious or spiteful old woman, termagant, virago
Readings
- Korean:
- pa
Spanish
- anciana
- abuela
Portuguese
- senhora
- avó
- ama de leite
French
- vieille femme
- grand-mère
- nourrice
| 369 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3e8.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-8-3 | SKIP code |
| 3440.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-44 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5a46 | Unicode hex code |
ancestor, pioneer, founder
- On:
- ソ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
1226 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 祖 【ソ】 ancestor, forefather, progenitor, originator, pioneer, inventor, founder, grandfather
- 祖国 【ソコク】 homeland, motherland, fatherland, native country
- 元祖 【ガンソ】 originator, pioneer, inventor, founder, progenitor, primogenitor, founder of a family line
- 教祖 【キョウソ】 founder of a religious sect
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い
- Korean:
- jo
Spanish
- antepasado
- pionero
- fundador
Portuguese
- antecessor
- pioneiro
- fundador
French
- ancêtre
- pionnier
- fondateur
| 657 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 758 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 736 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1325 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3243 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 540 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 772 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 850 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 622 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 632 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 824 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1423 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1145 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 617 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 823 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1795 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 24664P | Morohashi |
| 914 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4083 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1779 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1918 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 701 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 673 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4e5.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 3721.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-36 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7956 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
570 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 母国 【ボコク】 one's home country, one's homeland
- 母校 【ボコウ】 alma mater
- 養父母 【ヨウフボ】 adoptive parents
- 空母 【クウボ】 aircraft carrier
Kun reading compounds
- 母 【はは】 mother
- 母親 【ははおや】 mother
- 必要は発明の母 【ひつようははつめいのはは】 necessity is the mother of invention
- 失敗は成功の母 【しっぱいはせいこうのはは】 failure is the mother of success
- 母屋 【もや】 purlin (structural beam in a roof), purline, main building (of a manor), central room (in traditional palatial-style architecture)
- 母屋桁 【もやげた】 purlin (structural beam in a roof), purline
- 雲母 【うんも】 mica, isinglass
- 乳母 【うば】 wet nurse, nursing mother
Readings
- Korean:
- mo
Spanish
- madre
- base
- cimientos
Portuguese
- mãe
- materno
French
- maman
- mère
| 137 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 222 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 203 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 554 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2466 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 89 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 65 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 326 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 112 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 112 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 74 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1143 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4287 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2165 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2917 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 102 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 16723 | Morohashi |
| 3475 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3005 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 101 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 105 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 317 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 114 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3647 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.36 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-5-1 | SKIP code |
| 7750.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6bcd | Unicode hex code |