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隔世

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Chinese

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to separate; to stand or lie between; to divide
to separate; to stand or lie between; to divide; to cut off
 
life; age; generation
life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime
 
simp. and trad.
(隔世)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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隔世

  1. to be separated by a generation
  2. (figurative) to be a long time apart

Derived terms

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
かく
Grade: S
せい
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(かく)(せい) (kakusei

  1. previous age

References

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  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN