Kanji
祖
Ancestor
Also: Pioneer, Founder
On'yomi
- そ so
Kun'yomi
- None
Stroke count, radical and JLPT level of 祖
祖 has 9 strokes and its Kangxi radical is 示 (spirit), number 113. Hashidari places it at JLPT N3. Japanese students learn it in grade 5 of elementary school.
No official JLPT kanji list exists: the level is Hashidari's own placement. How we place kanji