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    3. 開祖

    開祖

    開かい祖そ

    (sect) founder

    KMT9News #30+1NounReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab21 strokes

    かいそ

    Noun

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

    Stroke 0 / 21

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    その宗しゅう派はの開かい祖そは有ゆう名めいな僧そう侶りょだった。

    The founder of that sect was a famous monk.

    KMT7Religion & Philosophy
    彼かれは現げん代だい美び術じゅつの新あたらしい流りゅう派はの開かい祖そと見みなされている。

    He is regarded as the founder of a new school of modern art.

    KMT9Art & DesignCulture & Traditions
    その思し想そうの開かい祖そは、当とう時じの社しゃ会かいに大おおきな変へん革かくをもたらした。

    The originator of that philosophy brought about great reforms in the society of that time.

    KMT9Religion & PhilosophyHistory
    仏ぶっ教きょうの開かい祖そは釈しゃ迦か牟む尼にであると広ひろく知しられている。

    It is widely known that the founder of Buddhism is Siddhartha Gautama.

    KMT9Religion & Philosophy
    新しん興こう宗しゅう教きょうの開かい祖そは、カリスマ的てきな指し導どう力りょくで多おおくの信しん者じゃを集あつめた。

    The founder of the new religion attracted many followers with charismatic leadership.

    KMT9Religion & PhilosophyCulture & Traditions

    Kanji that make up this word

    開
    ひら.く・ひら.き・-びら.き・ひら.ける・あ.く・あ.ける…(4)
    open・unfold・unseal
    祖
    ancestor・pioneer・founder
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