がんそ
Noun
1.
originator, pioneer, inventor, founder
2.
progenitor, primogenitor, founder of a family line
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この地域は日本の陶芸の元祖とされる場所です。
This region is considered the birthplace (originator) of Japanese pottery.
その思想家は、新しい哲学の元祖として歴史に名を残した。
That thinker left his name in history as the founder of a new philosophy.
その理論は、後の多くの研究の元祖となった画期的なものだった。
That theory was groundbreaking, becoming the progenitor of many later studies.
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