Chinese edit

 
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)
anagram 代先

Pronunciation edit


Noun edit

先代

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

Synonyms edit

  • (forefathers):
  • (antiquity):

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
せん
Grade: 1
だい
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(せん)(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 edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: 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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997) 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN