JLPT N2 · Noun

先祖 (senzo)

先祖 (せんぞ, senzo) is a Japanese noun meaning “ancestor; forefather”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: せんぞ
Romaji: senzo
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

ancestor; forefather; foremother · noun

Example sentences

ある出来事を記念したり先祖の伝説を伝えるために建てられたものであった。

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

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 先祖

先

before, ahead, previousセン・さき・ま.ず · 6 strokes

祖

ancestor, pioneer, founderソ · 9 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 先祖.

先さきpoint先月せんげつlast month先週せんしゅうlast week先生せんせいteacher先輩せんぱいsenior (at school, work, etc.)先日せんじつthe other day先行せんこうgoing ahead先程さきほどa short while ago先端せんたんpointed end先頭せんとうhead (of a line, group, etc.)祖先そせんancestorお先におさきにbefore真っ先まっさきthe head先々月せんせんげつmonth before last

Source: JMdict entry 1388030 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.