| 711 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 805 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 784 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 678 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 351 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 249 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 300 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 128 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 583 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 592 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 416 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 57 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 20 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 10 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 10 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 973 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 364 | Morohashi |
| 19 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 111 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 964 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1037 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 644 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
819 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 仏 【ブツ】 Buddha, Buddhism
- 仏像 【ブツゾウ】 statue of Buddha, image of Buddha, Buddhist statue, Buddhist image
- 石仏 【セキブツ】 stone Buddhist image, unemotional person, taciturn person
- 成仏 【ジョウブツ】 attaining Buddhahood, becoming a Buddha, entering Nirvana, going to heaven, resting in peace, dying (peacefully)
- 仏 【フツ】 France
- 仏語 【フツゴ】 French (language)
- 渡仏 【トフツ】 going to France
- 滞仏 【タイフツ】 staying in France
Kun reading compounds
- 仏 【ほとけ】 Buddha, Shakyamuni, Buddhist image, figure of Buddha, the dead, dead person, departed soul, merciful person
- 仏顔 【ほとけがお】 gentle face
- 神仏 【しんぶつ】 gods and Buddha, Shinto and Buddhism
- 吾が仏 【あがほとけ】 my dear, my Buddha
Readings
- Korean:
- bul
Spanish
- Buda
- Francia
- muerto
- difunto
Portuguese
- Buddha
- o morto
- França
French
- Bouddha
- France
- défunt
| 2171 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a2.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 2223.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4ecf | 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 |