Word Meaning 先祖返り

せんぞがえり senzogaeri

先祖返り is read as せんぞがえり (senzogaeri) and means reversion.

Meaning

English

reversion
atavism

Reading

Kana

せんぞがえり

Romaji

senzogaeri

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Rank 119140 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

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先祖

せんぞ

ancestor

先祖代々

せんぞだいだい

for generations

先つ祖

さきつおや

ancestor

先の祖

さきのおや

ancestor

先祖伝来

せんぞでんらい

inherited

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