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おや
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); founder; (pet) owner
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ancestor; forefather; progenitor
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祖父

そふ、じじ、じい、おおじ、おじ、そぶ
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
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祖母

そぼ、ばば、おおば、おば、うば
grandmother
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先祖

せんぞ
ancestor
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祖先

そせん
ancestor
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祖国

そこく
motherland; fatherland; native country
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元祖

がんそ
originator; founder; pioneer; inventor
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始祖

しそ
founder; originator; pioneer
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開祖

かいそ
(sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor