せん
先
ぞ
祖
だい
代
だい
々

takes genitive case の, noun

  1. ancestral, hereditary, handed down from generation to generation.

adverb

  1. for generations, from generation to generation.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
せん
先
ぞ
祖
だい
代
だい
々
 先祖代々 せんぞだいだい
せん
先
ぞ
祖
だい
代
だい
代
 先祖代代 せんぞだいだい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

before, ahead, previous
セン　さき　ま.ず (1st, N5)
cow, (牛 variant)
person, (人 variant)
above
ジョウ　うえ　うわ-
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
ancestor, pioneer, founder
ソ　い (5th, N3)
cult, showing radical (no. 113)
シ
moreover, also, furthermore
か.つ　ショ　ソ (Early High School, N1)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
substitute, change, convert
ダイ　か.わる　よ (3rd, N4)
human radical (no. 9)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク　いぐるみ (Kentei 1)
repeated kanji symbol