Word Meaning 宗祖

しゅうそ shuuso

宗祖 is read as しゅうそ (shuuso) and means sect founder.

Meaning

English

  1. sect founder

Reading

Kana

しゅうそ

Romaji

shuuso

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Rank 12110 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

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皇祖皇宗

こうそこうそう

ancestors of the Imperial Family

祖宗

そそう

ancestors

宗家

そうか

head of family

宗教

しゅうきょう

religious activity

しゅう

tenets (of a religious sect)

宗派

しゅうは

school (e.g. of poetry)

宗門

しゅうもん

(religious) denomination

むね

instructions

宗主国

そうしゅこく

suzerain state

宗教家

しゅうきょうか

religious leader

宗旨

しゅうし

tenets (of a religious sect)

宗教的独立性

しゅうきょうてきどくりつせい

religious independence