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🕐Time & Dates
先代
sendai
family predecessor, previous age, previous generation
Example sentence
この店は先代から続く古い店だ。
This shop is an old shop that has continued from the previous generation.
Kanji in 先代
Sentences with 先代
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Words with the same kanji
| Word | JLPT | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 先週 | N5 | せんしゅう | せんしゅうlast week | |
| 先月 | N5 | せんげつ | せんげつlast month | |
| 先 | N5 | さき | さきahead / future / previous point in time or space (general word; e.g. この先[さき] = from here on / ahead) | |
| 先生 | N5 | せんせい | せんせいteacher, professor; master; doctor | |
| 時代 | N4 | じだい | じだいage, period, epoch, era | |
| 先輩 | N4 | せんぱい | せんぱいsenior members of a group | |
| ～代 | N4 | ～だい | ～だい~ age; period | |
| 代わり | N4 | かわり | かわりsubstitute, replacement (neutral) |
More Time & Dates words
| Word | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 先 | せん | せんprevious / prior / earlier (used in compounds; e.g. 先週[せんしゅう] = last week) | |
| タイム | タイム | タイムtime | |
| 事前 | じぜん | じぜんprior, beforehand, in advance | |
| タイミング | タイミング | タイミングtiming | |
| かつて | かつて | かつてonce, before, formerly | |
| 従来 | じゅうらい | じゅうらいup to now, so far, traditional | |
| 古代 | こだい | こだいancient times | |
| 青春 | せいしゅん | せいしゅんyouth, springtime of life, adolescent |
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