Meanings
Noun
1. ancestor; forefather; progenitor
2. originator; pioneer; inventor; founder
3. grandfather
orig. meaning
Alt. forms
Kanji used
grandparent
Pitch accent
Top 19700
Used in vocabulary (25 in total)
true ancestor; var. of vampire (in fiction)
grandparents
founder of a religious sect
ancestral spirit; collective of ancestral spirits which have lost their individualities; ancestor deified as a kami; spirit of a kami
founder of a sect
ancestor who rejuvenated a dynasty or a family
founder of dynasty or sect
ancestor worshipped as a deity
ancestor worshipped as a deity
sect founder
the ancestral Sun Goddess
founder; progenitor; emperor
ancestors
exposition (propagation) of one's master's teachings or doctrines
mausoleum containing the remains of one's ancestors
common ancestor
protolanguage; parent language
business started by an ancestor; inherited business
progenitor
founder of medical science
jointly held concession in China (e.g. Shanghai International Settlement)
deceased grandfather; deceased father and grandfather; distant ancestor; forefather
Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch; Platform Sutra
ancestor of a feudal lord