センダイ – Vocabulary details

センダイ

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

Alt. forms

先せん代だい

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センダイ

Pitch accent

セ

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Used in: 6

Composed of

セン

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

ダイ

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

Used in vocabulary (3 in total)

センセンダイ

the one before last; two generations, etc. previous

センダイハギ

Russian false yellow lupine (Thermopsis lupinoides)

センダイハギ

Sendaihagi

Examples (8 in total)

せんだいセンダイが亡なくなって、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.

せんだいセンダイ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.

この屋や敷しきはせんだいセンダイが建たてたものだ。

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せんだいセンダイの校こう長ちょうの方ほう針しん。

Emphasizing knowledge is the policy of the previous principal.

せんだいセンダイ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、せんだいセンダイ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、まだせんだいセンダイ、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.

それはせんだいセンダイ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。