かい
開
そ
祖

noun

  1. (sect) founder, apostle, originator, inventor.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
かい
開
そ
祖
 開祖 かいそ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

open, unfold, unseal
カイ　ひら.く　あ.く (3rd, N4)
gate, counter for cannons
モン　かど　と (2nd, N2)
open, initiate, begin
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ　ク　にじゅう (Kentei 1)
ancestor, pioneer, founder
ソ　い (5th, N3)
cult, showing radical (no. 113)
シ
moreover, also, furthermore
か.つ　ショ　ソ (9th, N1)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)