JLPT N2 · Noun

祖先 (sosen)

祖先 (そせん, sosen) is a Japanese noun meaning “ancestor”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: そせん
Romaji: sosen
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

ancestor · noun

Example sentences

私たちは祖先をうやまうべきだ。

We should worship our ancestors.

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

Kanji in 祖先

ancestor, pioneer, founderソ · 9 strokes

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

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 祖先.

祖母そぼgrandmother祖父そふgrandfather先祖せんぞancestor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.)お先におさきにbefore

Source: JMdict entry 1396820 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.