先代 (Sendai): Predecessor, Previous Age

Meaning

English

predecessor
previous age
previous generation
previous generation (of a family)
previous head of the family
one's (late) father

Reading

Kana

せんだい

Romaji

sendai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Antonyms 後代,当主,当代 Rank 14310 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

先土器時代

せんどきじだい

preceramic period

先縄文時代

せんじょうもんじだい

pre-Jomon period (i.e. the preceramic period)

先史時代

せんしじだい

prehistoric era

先週

せんしゅう

last week

先着

せんちゃく

arriving first

先方

せんぽう

destination

先発

せんぱつ

starting (in team sports)

先住

せんじゅう

previous priest

先手

せんて

forestalling

先送り

さきおくり

putting off (doing)

先物

さきもの

futures

先安

さきやす

lower future quotations

Example Sentences

1

先代はいつでもにこにこしている人だったけど、今度のはどうもお天気屋でいかんね。

The previous boss smiled all the time, but the current boss has somehow become moody.