祖先

そせん

ancestor(s)

What does 祖先 mean?

祖先 is a Japanese noun meaning ancestor(s) in English. It is written as 祖先 in kanji, そせん in hiragana, and sosen in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

私たちは祖先をうやまうべきだ。

We should worship our ancestors.