"先代" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [sẽ̞nda̠i] Forms: 先代 [canonical] (ruby: 先(せん), 代(だい)), sendai [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|せんだい}} 先(せん)代(だい) • (sendai)
  1. the previous head of a family
    Sense id: en-先代-ja-noun-WQdhSA4q Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms read with on'yomi, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 38 37 13 12 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 24 24 27 25 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with on'yomi: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō): 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 25 25 25 25
  2. the previous head of a shop or company
    Sense id: en-先代-ja-noun-QQ1EHeGt Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms read with on'yomi, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 38 37 13 12 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 24 24 27 25 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with on'yomi: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō): 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 25 25 25 25
  3. the previous performer of the same name
    Sense id: en-先代-ja-noun-zOdhHTrX Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms read with on'yomi, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 38 37 13 12 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 24 24 27 25 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with on'yomi: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō): 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 17 17 48 18 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 25 25 25 25
  4. the previous generation
    Sense id: en-先代-ja-noun-x9OZPDJb Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms read with on'yomi, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 38 37 13 12 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 24 24 27 25 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with on'yomi: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō): 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 25 25 25 25
     
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      "other": "せんだい"
    },
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      "ipa": "[sẽ̞nda̠i]"
    }
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    "Japanese terms spelled with third grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms spelled with 代 read as だい",
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