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    3. 先人

    先人

    先せん人じん

    predecessor

    KMT8News #24+1NounHistoryKanji Vocab8 strokes

    せんじん

    Noun

    1.
    predecessor, pioneer, ancestor

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    私わたしたちは先せん人じんの知ち恵えから学まなぶべきだ。

    We should learn from the wisdom of our predecessors.

    KMT7HistoryEducation
    この技ぎ術じゅつは、多おおくの先せん人じんの努ど力りょくによって築きずき上あげられた。

    This technology was built up through the efforts of many pioneers.

    KMT8HistoryTechnology
    先せん人じんの苦く労ろうを忘わすれてはならない。

    We must not forget the hardships of our predecessors.

    KMT8HistoryEmotions & Psychology
    科か学がくの発はっ展てんは、多おおくの先せん人じんたちの研けん究きゅうの積つみ重かさねである。

    The development of science is the accumulation of research by many predecessors.

    KMT8HistoryScience & Math
    先せん人じんたちが残のこした文ぶん化か遺い産さんは、未み来らいへと受 け継 がれるべきだ。

    The cultural heritage left by our ancestors should be passed on to the future.

    KMT9HistoryCulture & Traditions

    Kanji that make up this word

    先
    さき・ま.ず…(2)
    before・ahead・previous・future・precedence
    人
    ひと・-り・-と…(7)
    person
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