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祖先
JLPT N2 · Vocabulary
祖先 — “ancestor, forefather”
祖先 (read
そせん
) means
ancestor, forefather
. It appears on the JLPT N2 vocabulary list.
Reading
そせん
Meaning
ancestor, forefather
祖先 in a sentence
祖先
そせん
を
敬う
うやまう
。
Honor your ancestors.
The kanji in 祖先
祖
ancestor
先
before; former
Words that share a kanji with 祖先
祖父
そふ
— grandfather
祖母
そぼ
— grandmother
先祖
せんぞ
— ancestor, forefather
先
さき
— future; recent, previous
先月
せんげつ
— last month
先週
せんしゅう
— last week
先生
せんせい
— teacher, professor; master; doctor
先輩
せんぱい
— senior (at school or work), elder
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