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
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4彼らの着物は私達の先祖のものによく似ている。
Their clothes are quite like those of our ancestors.
私たちの先祖は百五十年前この国にたどり着きました。
Our ancestors arrived in this country 150 years ago.
私は、自分が先祖から受け継いだものにとても誇りを持っている。
I'm very proud of my heritage.
今年は亡き母の忌中のため盂蘭盆供養会はないが、先祖の墓の掃除に行く。
This year there isn't a bon festival memorial ceremony for my departed mother, but I will go to clean my ancestors' graves.