宗そう

noun

origin; source

Rare literary term for the origin or source of something, often in philosophical or historical contexts.

• この思し想そうの宗そうは古こ代だいギリシャにある。

  The origin of this thought lies in ancient Greece.

noun

virtuous ancestor

Rare term for a revered ancestor, typically in Confucian or classical contexts.

• 宗そうを敬うやまうことは儒じゅ教きょうの重じゅう要ような教おしえの一ひとつだ。

  Revering one's virtuous ancestors is one of the important teachings of Confucianism.