Definition of 先祖 (せんぞ)

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

Their clothes are quite like those of our ancestors

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

ひ
日
わたし
私たち
せんぞ
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

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

せんぞ
先祖
ゆうめい
有名
ひと
人
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