先代 せんだい previous generation (of a family) N1 #10,567 Meanings noun previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; one's (late) father predecessor previous age; previous generation Its kanji 先 セン · さき、ま.ず before, ahead, previous, future, precedence 代 ダイ、タイ · か.わる、かわ.る、かわ.り、か.わり、-がわ.り、-が.わり、か.える、よ、しろ substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee