원조元祖

[ wonjo ]
「명사」 Noun
founder of a family; first forefather

The first ancestor of a family.

originator; father; progenitor

A person who began something for the first time.

prototype

The first object or thing that is considered to be the beginning of a certain kind of objects or things.

Type:
Sino-Korean
Level:
Intermediate

The hanja from which the word comes

Other meanings of the word 원조

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