Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 一世一代(いっせいちだい) in Japanese

一世一代
Kana Reading
いっせいちだい, いっせいいちだい
Romaji
isseichidai, isseiichidai
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
    Example sentence
    一世一代の晴れの舞台いう言い回しあるが、これはまさにそれある There's a saying, "once in a life-time event," and that's just what this is.

Examples of 一世一代, いっせいちだい, いっせいいちだい in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 4

5 strokes

generation, world, society, public

On'Yomi: セイ, セ, ソウ

Kun'Yomi: よ, さんじゅう

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JLPT 4

5 strokes

substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee

On'Yomi: ダイ, タイ

Kun'Yomi: か.わる, かわ.る, かわ.り, か.わり, -がわ.り, -が.わり, か.える, よ, しろ

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JLPT 5

1 stroke

one, one radical (no.1)

On'Yomi: イチ, イツ

Kun'Yomi: ひと-, ひと.つ

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