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先祖
[ seonjo ]
「명사」 Noun
• ancestors; forebears; forefathers
Persons from whom one is descended.
family
Type:
Sino-Korean
Level:
Advanced
The hanja from which the word comes
先 (선)
–
first, foremost, before, earlier
祖 (조)
–
grandfather, ancestor
Antonyms
후손
–
descendant; posterity; future generation
Neighboring words in the dictionary
선결
선물
선민
선악
선악과
선열
선의
선잠
선조
선지
선지자
선집
선출
선행
섣달
설
설날
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