先人
Chinese edit
early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first |
man; person; people | ||
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simp. and trad. (先人) |
先 | 人 |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
先人
- ancestors; forebears; forefathers
- (respectful) one's deceased father; my late father; my dearly departed father
- 明道中,從先人還家,於舅家見之,十二三矣。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: 960–1127, Wang Anshi, 《傷仲永》
- Míngdào zhōng, cóng xiānrén huánjiā, yú jiù jiā jiàn zhī, shí'èr sān yǐ. [Pinyin]
- In the year of Mingdao, I returned to my home with my late father and saw him in my uncle’s home. He was twelve or thirteen years old by then.
明道中,从先人还家,于舅家见之,十二三矣。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- the ancients; people from ancient times; forefathers
Synonyms edit
- (ancestors):
- (one's deceased father): (literary) 亡父 (wángfù), (literary) 先父 (xiānfù), (literary) 先考 (xiānkǎo)
- (the ancients):
Derived terms edit
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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先 | 人 |
せん Grade: 1 |
じん Grade: 1 |
on’yomi |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- ancestors; forebears; forefathers
- 先人の言葉
- senjin no kotoba
- words of the ancients
- 先人の言葉