祖

そ【祖】

*ancestor

〖C〗〔生〕始祖

**father

〖C〗［通例 ～s］ (男の)祖先， 父祖.

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そ【祖】

〔先祖〕 an ancestor; a forefather; a progenitor; 〔始祖〕 the founder; the originator; the father.

●人類の祖 the progenitor of the human race

・中興の祖 the restorer 《of a dynasty》

・わが国洋学の祖 the pioneer [father] of Western learning in our country.