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What does 祖先 (そせん, sosen) mean?

祖先 (そせん, sosen) means ancestors.

Quick facts
Readingそせん
Romajisosen
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
そせん
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonsosen

ancestors

  1. 1noun ancestor

Example sentences

  • During Obon, I pay a visit to my ancestors' graves.

  • Our ancestors used to live on this land.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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