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[かい()·()]
kaiso
noun

English Meaning(s) for 開祖

noun
  1. (sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor

Definition and Synonyms for 開祖

Founder a person who founds or establishes some institution
Synonyms: 元祖, 創始者, 創建者, 創業者, 創立者, 創設者, 始祖, , 生みの親, 設立者, 開山, 開祖, 鼻祖
Instigator a person who initiates a course of action
Synonyms: イニシエータ, 発起人, 開祖
Artificer someone who is the first to think of or make something
Synonyms: ディスカバラー, 創案者, 発明者, 発見者, 開祖
Trailblazer someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art
Synonyms: パイオニア, 元祖, 先駆者, 始祖, 草分け, 開拓者, 開祖, 首魁

Meanings for each kanji in 開祖

» open; unfold; unseal
» ancestor; pioneer; founder

Categories 開祖 is a member of

Creator a person who grows or makes or invents things
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Leader a person who rules or guides or inspires others
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Mastermind someone who creates new things
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Sample Sentences for 開祖

Buddhism is a religion founded by the Indian Shakyamuni.

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