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開祖 【かいそ】

  1. [n] (sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor
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Kanji Meanings On Readings Kun Readings
開 Open, Unfold, Unseal カイ ひら.く, ひら.き, -びら.き, ひら.ける, あ.く, あ.ける
祖 Ancestor, Pioneer, Founder ソ