JMdict: 2028340
先祖代々 【せんぞだいだい】
- [adj-no,n] ancestral; hereditary; handed down from generation to generation
- [adv] for generations; from generation to generation
Kanji in this word:
Kanji | Meanings | On Readings | Kun Readings |
---|---|---|---|
先 | Before, Ahead, Previous, Future, Precedence | セン | さき, ま.ず |
祖 | Ancestor, Pioneer, Founder | ソ | |
代 | Substitute, Change, Convert, Replace, Period, Age, Counter For Decades Of Ages, Eras, Etc., Generation, Charge, Rate, Fee | ダイ, タイ | か.わる, かわ.る, かわ.り, か.わり, -がわ.り, -が.わり, か.える, よ, しろ |