| 829 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 924 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 913 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1012 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1301 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 569 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1208 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 919 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 625 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 635 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 850 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 475 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2799 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1440 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1940 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 191 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7132 | Morohashi |
| 2252 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1328 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 188 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 200 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 885 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
695 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 宣 【セン】 imperial order, imperial decree
- 宣教師 【センキョウシ】 missionary
- 託宣 【タクセン】 oracle, revelation, divine message
- 街宣 【ガイセン】 carrying out (political) propaganda activity on the streets
Kun reading compounds
- 宣ふ 【のたまう】 to say
- 宣う 【のたまう】 to say, to be pleased to say
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とおる、 のぶ、 のぼる、 のり、 ひさ、 よし
- Korean:
- seon
Spanish
- proclamar
- promulgar
- anunciar
- difundir
Portuguese
- proclamar
- dizer
- anunciar
French
- proclamer
- dire
- annoncer
| 772 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3m6.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 3010.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-75 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5ba3 | 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 |