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親代々 (おやだいだい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

親おや代だい々だい

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Meanings

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noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

inheritance from parents; family inheritance

Refers to something passed down from parents to children, often over generations. Can be used as a noun or with の to modify another noun.

この土と地ちは親おや代だい々だいのものです。
This land has been passed down in the family for generations.
親おや代だい々だいの財ざい産さんを守まもるのは大たい変

へん

だ

。

It's hard to protect the family inheritance.

Written forms

親おや代だい々だい
Standard kanji spelling using the repetition mark 々.
親おや代だい代だい
Alternate spelling without the repetition mark; less common but still used.

Kanji

親parent, intimacy, relative
代substitute, change, convert

Similar words

遺い産さん
遺産 is a general term for inheritance or estate, often used in legal contexts, while 親代々 emphasizes the generational aspect of something passed down from parents.
家か宝ほう
家宝 refers specifically to a family heirloom or treasure, whereas 親代々 can refer to any inherited property or trait.

Etymology

Compound of 親 (oya, 'parent') and 代々 (daidai, 'for generations'). The exact historical derivation is straightforward; the word literally means 'parent for generations'.