先せん皇こうalso: せんのう · せんおうせんこうじ字FuriganaAudioMeanings1nounpreceding emperorarchaicArchaic term referring to the emperor who reigned immediately before the current one. Used in historical or formal contexts.先せん皇こうの御み代よには、この地ちは平へい和わであったと伝つたえられる。Break this sentence down in the analyzerIt is said that this land was peaceful during the reign of the preceding emperor.
