先代

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Chinese

early; prior; former
early; prior; former; in advance; first
 
substitute; replace; generation
substitute; replace; generation; dynasty; geological era; era; age; period
 
simp. and trad.
(先代) 		先 代
anagram 代先

Pronunciation

Noun

先代

  1. (literary) forefathers; predecessors
  2. (literary) antiquity; ancient times

Synonyms

  • (forefathers):
  • (antiquity):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
先 代
せん
Grade: 1 		だい
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

先(せん)代(だい) • (sendai) 

  1. the previous head of a family
  2. the previous head of a shop or company
  3. the previous performer of the same name
  4. the previous generation

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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