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Meaning of 先代(せんだい) in Japanese

先代
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
せんだい
Romaji
sendai
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    family predecessor; previous age; previous generation

Related Kanji

先 JLPT 5

6 strokes

before, ahead, previous, future, precedence

On'Yomi: セン

Kun'Yomi: さき, ま.ず

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代 JLPT 4

5 strokes

substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee

On'Yomi: ダイ, タイ

Kun'Yomi: か.わる, かわ.る, かわ.り, か.わり, -がわ.り, -が.わり, か.える, よ, しろ

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