JLPT N1 Advanced

初代

First generation, founder, or original model in a series

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First Generation / Founder

Designates the very first individual in a lineage, the founder of an organization, or the initial model in a product series.

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江戸幕府の初代将軍は徳川家康です。

The first shogun of the Edo shogunate was Tokugawa Ieyasu.

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初代

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First generation, founder, or original model in a series

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