Word Meaning 祖師

そし soshi

祖師 is read as そし (soshi) and means founder of a sect.

Meaning

English

founder of a sect

Reading

Kana

そし

Romaji

soshi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Rank 129430 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

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祖師西来

そしせいらい

the coming of Bodhidharma from western India to China

祖師禅

そしぜん

Zen Buddhism based on the teachings of Bodhidharma

御祖師様

おそしさま

the founder of our sect (esp. in reference to Nichiren)

祖父

そふ

grandfather

祖母

そぼ

grandmother

祖先

そせん

ancestor

祖国

そこく

homeland

祖父母

そふぼ

grandparents

祖業

そぎょう

business started by an ancestor

祖国戦争

そこくせんそう

Patriotic War (Russian name for the war with Napoleon in 1812)

祖考

そこう

deceased grandfather

祖先伝来

そせんでんらい

hereditary