先祖代々

せんぞだいだい

Also written 先祖代代

Meanings

1. の-adjective, Noun ancestral; hereditary; handed down from generation to generation
2. Adverb for generations; from generation to generation

Kanji

• 先 ahead. Read as セン.
• 祖 ancestor
• 代 era. Read as ダイ.

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