Definition of 先祖 (せんぞ)

noun, no-adjective
ancestor
Related Kanji
before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
ancestor, pioneer, founder
Example sentences(showing 7 results)

Their clothes are quite like those of our ancestors

われわれ
我々
せん
先祖
ほし
かた
読み方
Our ancestors knew how to read the stars

わた
私たち
せん
先祖
はかまい
墓参り
We visit the tombs of our ancestors on this day

His ancestors went there from Ireland

ほんじん
日本人
ぼん
お盆
あい
せん
先祖
ぶん
自分
たち
During O-bon, Japanese people believe they receive a visit from an ancestor

せん
先祖
ゆうめい
有名
ひと
いくにん
いく人
Our family has some distinguished ancestors

They were erected to commemorate a certain event or to tell an ancestral legend