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祖先そせん (sosen)

ancestor

  • JLPT N2
  • noun
  • Pitch 1
  • #11577 most frequent

Meaning

祖先 (そせん, sosen) is a JLPT N2 noun meaning “ancestor”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 11

犬いぬも猫ねこも祖先そせんは同おなじ動物どうぶつらしいよ。

I hear that the ancestor of dogs and cats is the same animal.

あなたの祖先そせんをご存知ぞんじですか。

Do you know your forefather?

私わたしたちは祖先そせんをうやまうべきだ。

We should worship our ancestors.

その部族ぶぞくは祖先そせんを崇拝すうはいしている。

That tribe worships its ancestors.

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