Word Meaning 開祖

かいそ kaiso

開祖 is read as かいそ (kaiso) and means (sect) founder.

Meaning

English

  1. (sect) founder
  2. apostle
  3. originator
  4. inventor

Reading

Kana

かいそ

Romaji

kaiso

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Rank 18509 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

開放

かいほう

opening (a door, window, etc.)

開戦

かいせん

outbreak of war

開示

かいじ

release (e.g. information)

開発部

かいはつぶ

development department

開港

かいこう

opening a port to foreign vessels or trade

開局

かいきょく

opening (of a broadcasting station, post office, bureau, etc.)

開演

かいえん

curtain raising

開き直る

ひらきなおる

to become defiant

開閉

かいへい

opening and shutting

開所

かいしょ

opening (of a new office, facility, etc.)

開園

かいえん

opening of a park (theme park, botanical garden etc.)

開腹

かいふく

making a surgical incision in the abdomen