Vocab Info
N2 Noun
先祖ancestor
Dictionary Definition
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People in your family line who are related to you by blood and came before you.
Noun
1.
ancestor, forefather, foremother
All Forms
先祖 【せんぞ】
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お墓で先祖に挨拶をする。
I greet my ancestors at their grave.
先祖の言い伝えを守りましょう。
Let's preserve the teachings of our ancestors.
このお墓では、僕の先祖が眠っています。
In this grave, my ancestors are resting.
未だに先祖がいつアメリカへ移住したのか分かっていません。
I still do not know when my ancestors immigrated to America.
祖父や祖母は僕の先祖である。そして曽祖父や曽祖母も僕の先祖である。
My grandparents are my ancestors. And my great-grandparents are also my ancestors.
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