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    3. お祖師さま

    お祖師さま

    お​祖そ師しさ​ま​

    the founder of our sect (esp. in reference to Nichiren)

    NTNounReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab28 strokes

    お祖師様御祖師様御祖師さま

    おそしさま

    Noun

    1.
    the founder of our sect (esp. in reference to Nichiren)
    honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language

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    Characters that make up this word

    祖
    ancestor・pioneer・founder
    Kanji
    師
    いくさ…(8)
    expert・teacher・master・model・exemplar…(2)
    Kanji
    お
    o
    Kana
    さ
    sa
    Kana
    ま
    ma
    Kana
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