先代

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Chinese[edit]

 
early; prior; former
early; prior; former; in advance; first
 
substitute; replace; generation
substitute; replace; generation; dynasty; geological era; era; age; period
simp. and trad.
(先代)
anagram 代先

Pronunciation[edit]


Noun[edit]

先代

  1. (literary) forefathers; predecessors
  2. (literary) antiquity; ancient times

Synonyms[edit]

  • (forefathers):
  • (antiquity):

Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
せん
Grade: 1
だい
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(せん)(だい) (sendai

  1. the previous head of a family
  2. the previous head of a shop or company
  3. the previous performer of the same name
  4. the previous generation

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ 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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN