先代 – Vocabulary details

先せん代だい

Meanings

Noun

1. previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; one's (late) father

お前まえが生うまれた時ときは、まだ先せん代だい、お前まえの祖そ父ふも生いきていたのでな。When you were born, the former head of the family, your grandfather, was still alive, you see.

2. predecessor

そういえば、先せん代だい会かい長ちょうも似にたようなこと言いってたっけ。Come to think of it, the previous chairman said something similar, right?

3. previous age; previous generation

Kanji used

先

before (timewise)

代

substitute

Pitch accent

せ

んだい

Used in: 1533

Composed of

先せん

former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move

代だい

charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of

Used in vocabulary (3 in total)

先せん先せん代だい

the one before last; two generations, etc. previous

先せん代だい萩はぎ

Russian false yellow lupine (Thermopsis lupinoides)

先せん代だい萩はぎ

Sendaihagi

Examples (8 in total)

先せん代だいが亡なくなって、いろいろとたいへんだったでしょう。

It must have been hard for you in many ways after the previous head of the family passed away.

先せん代だいの社しゃ長ちょうはとても厳きびしい人ひとだった。

The previous company president was a very strict person.

この屋や敷しきは先せん代だいが建たてたものだ。

This mansion was built by the previous head of the family.

知ち識しきを重じゅう視しするのは先せん代だいの校こう長ちょうの方ほう針しん。

Emphasizing knowledge is the policy of the previous principal.

先せん代だいさまはお城しろで静しずかな生せい活かつを望のぞまれました。

The previous lord wished for a quiet life in the castle.

そういえば、先せん代だい会かい長ちょうも似にたようなこと言いってたっけ。

Come to think of it, the previous chairman said something similar, right?

お前まえが生うまれた時ときは、まだ先せん代だい、お前まえの祖そ父ふも生いきていたのでな。

When you were born, the former head of the family, your grandfather, was still alive, you see.

それは先せん代だいと区く別べつするため別べつの名な前まえで呼よばれる。