| 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) |
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
| 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 5
JLPT level N2
379 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 述 【ジュツ】 dictation, verbal statement
- 述語 【ジュツゴ】 predicate, predicate
- 詳述 【ショウジュツ】 detailed explanation
- 公述 【コウジュツ】 speaking at a public hearing
Kun reading compounds
- 述べる 【のべる】 to state, to express, to say, to tell, to mention
Readings
- Korean:
- sul
Spanish
- mencionar
- expresar
- contar
Portuguese
- Mencionar
- explanar
- falar
French
- mentionner
- déclarer
- parler
- raconter
| 809 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 731 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 707 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 736 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4675 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 770 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 951 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 748 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 968 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1000 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 963 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 682 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3816 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1954 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2648 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1538 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38803P | Morohashi |
| 3075 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6030 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1524 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1643 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 686 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1464 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 3-2-5 | SKIP code |
| 3330.9 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8ff0 | Unicode hex code |