Ancestors - Senzo

Japanese: 先祖 - せんぞ

〘Noun〙① (also "senso") The first in a family lineage. The first in a lineage. Also, the people from the first to the present day. A person who is connected to a family lineage for generations and is enshrined in the family's shrine . Ancestor. Tou-tsu-ya. ※Shoku Nihongi - Reiki Year 1 (715), October Ding-Chou "Since our _ancestors , we have offered kelp _as tribute, and we regularly _{harvest it} from this land _. " ※Genji (around 1001-14), Wakana no Ue "That lord was extremely wise and showed great gratitude." [Shogaku - Tashi] ② Figuratively, the beginning of something. The beginning. ※From Edo to Tokyo (1921)〈Yata Soun〉, 7 "The ancestors of street advertising were the courtesans of Yoshiwara ."

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Japanese:

〘名〙① (「せんそ」とも) 家系の初代。血統の初代。また、初代以後、現存の人に至るまでの人々。代々の家系に連なり、その家の御霊屋(みたまや)にまつられている人。祖先。とおつおや。※続日本紀‐霊亀元年（715）一〇月丁丑「先祖以来、貢_二献昆布_一、常採_二此地_一」※源氏（1001‐14頃）若菜上「かのせんそのおとどは、いとかしこくありがたき心ざしを尽くして」〔書経‐多士〕② 比喩的に、ある物事の起こり。はじまり。※江戸から東京へ（1921）〈矢田挿雲〉七「大道宣伝は吉原の花魁(おいらん)が先祖(センゾ)である」

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