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N2 Noun

祖先(そせん)ancestor

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    1. Noun

      1.

      ancestor

    All Forms

    祖先 【そせん】

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    • Pitch Accent

      • そ

      • せ

      • ん

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    Examples

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      人類(じんるい)の祖先(そせん)は猿(さる)です。

      The ancestors of mankind are monkeys.

      • N2

      私(わたし)の祖先(そせん)は武士(ぶし)だった。

      My ancestors were samurai.

      • N2

      祖先(そせん)のお墓(はか)の前(まえ)で祖先(そせん)の事(こと)を考(かんが)える。

      I am thinking about my ancestors in front of their graves.

      • N2

      何(なん)年(ねん)も遡(さかのぼ)ると、イヌの祖先(そせん)はオオカミにあたるのだとか。

      Going back many years, it is said that the ancestors of dogs were wolves.

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      祖先(そせん)がどのようにして命(いのち)を繋(つな)いできたのかが気(き)になってならない。

      I can't stop wondering how our ancestors managed to survive.

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