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    3. 先祖伝承

    先祖伝承

    先せん祖ぞ伝でん承しょう

    what has been (orally) handed down from generation to generation

    NTNoun, ParticleCulture & TraditionsHistoryKanji Vocab29 strokes

    せんぞでんしょう

    Noun, Particle

    1.
    what has been (orally) handed down from generation to generation, legend, folk tale

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    Kanji that make up this word

    先
    さき・ま.ず…(2)
    before・ahead・previous・future・precedence
    祖
    ancestor・pioneer・founder
    伝
    つた.わる・つた.える・つた.う・つだ.う・-づた.い・つて…(3)
    transmit・go along・walk along・follow・report…(3)
    承
    うけたまわ.る・う.ける…(8)
    acquiesce・hear・listen to・be informed・receive
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