Yukimoji - Learn Japanese

VocabJLPT N2

ancestor

Noun

Definitions

1. ancestor

A noun meaning "ancestors" or "forebears," referring to the people from whom one is descended. It is used when discussing family lineage, history, or cultural heritage.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

The old well in the garden was apparently dug by our ancestors.

Sentence 2

Culture is the accumulated ingenuity of our ancestors, transformed over time.

Sentence 3

Why not actually look into your ancestors sometime?

Sentence 4

I read a diary left behind by an ancestor many generations ago.

Sentence 5

My kid came up to me recently and asked, "Who are our ancestors?"