Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “先祖”

先祖

せんぞ

ancestor; forefather; foremother

Example sentence

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

Kanji details

Kun/On information

先
On
せん
Kun
さき;ま.ず
Stroke count
6

・before

・ahead

・previous

・future

・precedence

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祖
On
そ
Kun
—
Stroke count
9

・ancestor

・pioneer

・founder

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