This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

先住

Reading

Kana: せんじゅう
Romaji: senjū
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

previous priest or resident

Kanji

Readings: セン、 さき、 ま.ず
Meanings: before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
Readings: ジュウ、 ヂュウ、 チュウ、 す.む、 す.まう、 -ず.まい
Meanings: dwell, reside, live, inhabit

Example Sentence

アメリカ先住民(せんじゅうみん)祖先(そせん)は、ベーリング(かい)(かい)経由(けいゆ)してアジアから大陸(たいりく)(わた)った。
➥The ancestors of Native Americans went to the continent from Asia by way of the Bering Strait.
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