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Words — 77 found

Noun
1. ancestor; forefather; foremother​
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1. antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation​
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1. ancestor; forefather; progenitor​
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2. originator; pioneer; inventor; founder​
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3. grandfather​orig. meaning
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1. parent; parents; mother and father​Only applies to 親
  • アナ
  • は
  • 、
  • おや親
  • が
  • し知ら
  • ないうちに
  • けっこん結婚した
  • 。
Anna married without the knowledge of her parents.
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2. dealer; banker​Card games, Mahjong, Only applies to 親, See also 子
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3. founder; inventor​
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4. (pet) owner​Only applies to 親
Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun
5. key; parent (organization); main​Only applies to 親
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6. ancestor; forefather​
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7. Parent​A parent is a caretaker of the offspring in their own spe... Read more
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祖 【おや】
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1. seed stock; seed grain; foundation seed​
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2. pure breed; original strain; ancestor​
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1. ancestor (esp. one's mother or grandmother)​Poetical term, Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language
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1. ancestor worship​Yojijukugo (four character compound)
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2. Veneration of the dead​Veneration of the dead is based on the belief that the de... Read more
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1. ancestor spirit; ancestral soul; spirits of one's ancestors​
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2. collective ancestral spirit; (in Japanese folk belief) spirits of one's ancestors that have lost their individual identity and merged together​Religion
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3. Sorei​The Japanese word ‘sorei’ (祖霊) refers to the spirits of a... Read more
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Noun
1. common ancestor​
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2. Common descent​In evolutionary biology, a group of organisms share commo... Read more
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1. previous lord; late lord​Formal or literary term
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2. (one's) late father​Formal or literary term
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3. ancestor​Formal or literary term
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もっとちかきょうつうそせん 最も近い共通祖先
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun
1. most recent common ancestor​
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2. Most recent common ancestor​In genetics, the most recent common ancestor (MRCA) of an... Read more
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1. ancestor of a feudal lord​Historical term
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2. founder of a feudal domain​Historical term
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Kanji — 5 found

8.912798516956855
9 strokes. JLPT N3. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5.
祖
ancestor, pioneer, founder
On: ソ
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90.90909090909092
10 strokes. Jinmeiyō kanji.
祖
ancestor
On: ソ
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100.0
13 strokes.
禘
imperial ancestor worship
Kun: まつり
On: テイ、 ダイ
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100.0
10 strokes.
祫
triennial sacrifice one's ancestor
Kun: まつ.る
On: コウ、 ギョウ
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Sentences — 2 found

  • jreibun/955/1
      人間は、チンパンジーなどの
    • るいじんえん類人猿
    • と共通の
    • そせん祖先
    • から
    • えだわ枝分かれ
    • して
    • しんか進化
    • し、今に
    • いた至って
    • いると言われている。
    Humans are said to have evolved by branching off from a common ancestor shared with chimpanzees and other anthropoid apes, leading to the species we are today. — Jreibun
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Names — 1 found

まつだいらのぶみつ 【松平信光】
Full name
1. Matsudaira Nobumitsu; Tokugawa ancestor​