祖先 — meaning in English

English meaning

• ancestor noun A person from whom one is descended, further back than a grandparent; a forebear.

Senses

祖先 is used for these senses in English:

• ancestor One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather; a forebear.
• ancestor An earlier type; a progenitor

ancestor — full definition

1. noun A person from whom one is descended, further back than a grandparent; a forebear.
2. noun An earlier version or form of something that later developed into its modern form.

Related Japanese words