Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 先祖(せんぞ) in Japanese

先祖
JLPT 2
Kana Reading
せんぞ
Romaji
senzo
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    ancestor
    Example sentence
    彼らの着物私達先祖のものによく似ている。 Their clothes are quite like those of our ancestors.

Examples of 先祖, せんぞ in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

9 strokes

ancestor, pioneer, founder

On'Yomi: ソ

Kun'Yomi:

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JLPT 5

6 strokes

before, ahead, previous, future, precedence

On'Yomi: セン

Kun'Yomi: さき, ま.ず

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10 strokes

On'Yomi: ソ

Kun'Yomi:

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