先代
N1せんだい sendai
- family predecessor
- previous age
- previous generation
noun
Chinese meanings
前任;上一代
Examples
- 先代はいつでもにこにこしている人だったけど、今度のはどうもお天気屋でいかんね。The previous boss smiled all the time, but the current boss has somehow become moody.上一任总是笑眯眯的,但这位喜怒无常,真不行。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('6e73a8dba2'); // 先代
{
"id": "6e73a8dba2",
"word": "先代",
"reading": "せんだい",
"romaji": "sendai",
"meanings": [
"family predecessor",
"previous age",
"previous generation"
],
"level": "N1",
"pos": [
"n"
],
"jmdict_id": 1388080,
"examples": [
{
"ja": "先代はいつでもにこにこしている人だったけど、今度のはどうもお天気屋でいかんね。",
"en": "The previous boss smiled all the time, but the current boss has somehow become moody.",
"tatoeba_id": 1225720
}
],
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "e1d48823f48b9c3fb004e8cfef64623dc2e00b291e4fc24b30d81ef19c0bb6b4",
"meanings": [
"前任",
"上一代"
],
"examples": [
{
"ja": "先代はいつでもにこにこしている人だったけど、今度のはどうもお天気屋でいかんね。",
"zh": "上一任总是笑眯眯的,但这位喜怒无常,真不行。"
}
],
"references": [
"upstream vocab/n1/6e73a8dba2",
"JMdict ent_seq 1388080; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "2ff68f07e6932ca97b8e3ab6793733617483ff999c6b3c85627c544e777bd51c"
}
}