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Japanese word 先代: previous generation / predecessor. Meanings and example sentences.

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先代 (せんだい): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

先代 (せんだい) means previous generation / predecessor.

See example sentences below.

先代 at a glance

先代
せんだいsendai
N1noun
previous generation / predecessor
先代せんだいsendaiN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 先代

Core meaning

previous generation / predecessor

Basic example sentences

Example 1

先代の社長から会社を引き継いだ。

Translation

I took over the company from the previous president.

Example 2

この寺は先代から守られている。

Translation

This temple has been preserved by the previous generation.

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