代々(だいだい)

だいだい
adverb, noun
generation after generation; for generations
1. generation after generation; for generations
Describes something continuing or being passed down through multiple generations of a family or lineage.
この店(みせ)は代々(だいだい)続(つづ)く老舗(しにせ)だ。
This shop is an established store that has continued for generations.
代々(だいだい)受(う)け継(つ)がれてきた伝統(でんとう)を守(まも)る。
To preserve a tradition that has been passed down for generations.
この家(いえ)は代々(だいだい)医者(いしゃ)の家系(かけい)だ。
This family has been a line of doctors for generations.

代々(だいだい) emphasizes continuity through family lineage over multiple generations.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 代々(だいだい)続(つづ)く: to continue for generations
  • 代々(だいだい)受(う)け継(つ)ぐ: to inherit through generations
  • 代々(だいだい)の家業(かぎょう): family business passed down for generations

ALTERNATE READING:
Can also be read よよ in formal or literary contexts with the same meaning.

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Added 2026.1.16 23:51 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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