Jisho

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Words — 7 found

Noun
1. ancestor; forefather; foremother​
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2. Ancestor​This article is about the concept of ancestry. For the we... Read more
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Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
1. inherited; family (heirloom); ancestral​Yojijukugo (four character compound)
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Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun
1. ancestral; hereditary; handed down from generation to generation​
Adverb (fukushi)
2. for generations; from generation to generation​
Other forms
先祖代代 【せんぞだいだい】
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Noun
1. reversion; atavism​Genetics
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先祖がえり 【せんぞがえり】
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Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
1. what has been (orally) handed down from generation to generation; legend; folk tale​
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Kanji — 2 found

0.503071498673258
6 strokes. JLPT N5. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1.
先
before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
Kun: さき、 ま.ず
On: セン
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8.912798516956855
9 strokes. JLPT N3. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5.
祖
ancestor, pioneer, founder
On: ソ
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Sentences — 16 found

  • jreibun/7341/1
      うちの
    • せんぞ先祖
    • は
    • だいだい代々
    • しゅりょう狩猟
    • を
    • なりわい生業
    • としてきたが、私は町に出て会社員になった。
    For generations my forebears were hunters, but I went to the town and became a white-collar worker. — Jreibun
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Names — 3 found

せんそ 【先祖】
Family or surname
1. Senso​
せんぞ 【先祖】
Family or surname
1. Senzo​
せんぞがくぼ 【先祖ヶ久保】
Place
1. Senzogakubo​