先祖 (せんぞ)ancestor
- ancestornoun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Kanji in 先祖
- 先Before; Ahead; PreviousRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N5
- 祖Ancestor; Pioneer; FounderRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N3
Words that share its kanji
- 先月せんげつlast month
- 先生せんせいteacher; instructor
- 先進国せんしんこくadvanced (developed) country; advanced nations
- 優先ゆうせんpreference; priority
- 先発せんぱつstarting in advance; starting first
- 先にさきにpreviously; before
- 先進せんしんadvanced; developed
- 先頭せんとうhead; lead
- 祖国そこくmotherland; fatherland
- 祖父そふgrandfather
- 祖母そぼgrandmother
- 祖父母そふぼgrandparents
- 祖そancestor; forefather
- 祖先そせんancestor
- 元祖がんそoriginator; pioneer
- 教祖きょうそfounder of a religious sect
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