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“Ancestral” in Japanese

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先祖代々 senzodaidai senzodaidai

Ancestral in Japanese is “先祖代々” (senzodaidai). Full meaning: ancestral, hereditary, handed down from generation to generation; for generations, from generation to generation.

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