先祖

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Chinese

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early; prior; former
early; prior; former; in advance; first
 
ancestor; forefather; grandparents
simp. and trad.
(先祖)
anagram 祖先

Pronunciation

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Noun

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先祖

  1. (literary) ancestors; forebears; forefathers
  2. (literary) earliest ancestor; primogenitor; progenitor
  3. (literary, specifically) deceased grandfather

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
せん
Grade: 1
そ > ぞ
Grade: 5
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
先祖 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(せん)() (senzo

  1. ancestor

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Antonyms

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References

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  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN