租 is built from the 禾 (grain / rice plant) and 且 components.
It reads ソ like 且, as do 組, 祖, 阻, and 粗 — learn 且 once and the family's reading comes with it.
A common word using 租 is 租税 (そぜい), meaning “taxes; taxation”.
Kanji that look similar include 秘, 秩, 称, and 莉.
