Japanese

せんぞだいだい
Meaning: from generation to generation; for generations
Part of Speech: Noun, Four-character idiom

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Handwriting

先
祖
代

Example sentences

This family treasure has been handed down from generation to generation.
古い倉の中に、先祖代々の宝物が眠っている。
Inside the old storehouse, ancestral treasures are lying dormant.
彼は先祖代々の土地を安値で売りとばした。
He sold off his ancestral land at a low price.
村の古い墓地には、先祖代々の墓が並んでいる。
The ancestors' graves are lined up in the old graveyard of the village.
先祖代々の仇讐を討つために旅に出る。
To set out on a journey to avenge a long-standing family feud.
彼は先祖代々の家を守り、今も三世同爨の生活を続けている。
He protects his ancestral home and still continues a life of three generations living together.
この家門の繁栄は、先祖代々の積厚流光によるものだ。
The prosperity of this family is due to the accumulated merits of generations of ancestors.

Usage Notes

Used to describe something inherited or maintained through many ancestors.

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