Founder - Kaiso

Japanese: 開祖 - かいそ

〘Noun〙① French. The first person to preach the teachings of a religion. Founder. Patriarch. [Nippo Jisho (1603-04)]② The person who starts a school of learning, art, etc. Also, the first person to start a business. First founder. [Revised and Enlarged Japanese English Forest Collection (1886)]③ The first person to establish a family. *Seikoku Risshihen (1870-71)〈translated by Nakamura Masanao 〉7 "The founder of the Lee Tu-ke family was called Edward Wosi- pan."

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 仏語。ある宗教の教えを最初に説いた人。開山。祖師。〔日葡辞書（1603‐04）〕② 学問、芸術などの一派を始めた人。また、事業を最初に起こした人。鼻祖。〔改正増補和英語林集成（1886）〕③ その家を興した最初の人。※西国立志編（1870‐71）〈中村正直訳〉七「李図克(リーヅヂューク)の開祖は、義徳瓦(ヱドワド)・窩士畔(ヲスボワン)と曰て」

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