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祖(そ)先(せん)崇(すう)拝(はい)

そせんすうはいsosensuuhai

Rare or specialisedNoun

Meanings

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  1. noun

    ancestor worship

    yojijukugo (four-character idiom)

    彼(かれ)らは毎(まい)年(とし)お盆(ぼん)に先(せん)祖(ぞ)の霊(れい)を供(く)養(よう)し、祖(そ)先(せん)崇(すう)拝(はい)の精(せい)神(しん)を受(う)け継(つ)いでいます。

    • Every year during Obon, they honor the spirits of their ancestors and carry on the spirit of ancestor worship.

Example sentences 2

彼(かれ)らは毎(まい)年(とし)お盆(ぼん)に先(せん)祖(ぞ)の霊(れい)を供(く)養(よう)し、祖(そ)先(せん)崇(すう)拝(はい)の精(せい)神(しん)を受(う)け継(つ)いでいます。

  • Every year during Obon, they honor the spirits of their ancestors and carry on the spirit of ancestor worship.

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