Word Meaning 先祖

せんぞ senzo

先祖 is read as せんぞ (senzo) and means ancestor.

Meaning

English

ancestor
forefather
foremother

Reading

Kana

せんぞ

Romaji

senzo

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Antonyms 子孫,後裔 Rank 4092 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

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先つ祖

さきつおや

ancestor

先の祖

さきのおや

ancestor

先祖代々

せんぞだいだい

for generations

先祖伝来

せんぞでんらい

inherited

先祖返り

せんぞがえり

reversion

先祖構造体

せんぞこうぞうたい

ancestor structure

先祖伝承

せんぞでんしょう

what has been (orally) handed down from generation to generation

先祖の位牌

せんぞのいはい

ancestral tablet

祖先

そせん

ancestor

共通祖先

きょうつうそせん

common ancestor

最も近い共通祖先

もっともちかいきょうつうそせん

most recent common ancestor

祖先伝来

そせんでんらい

hereditary