一世
Chinese
one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) |
life; age; generation life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime | ||
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simp. and trad. (一世) |
一 | 世 | |
anagram | 世一 |
Pronunciation
Synonyms
- (throughout one's life):
Dialectal synonyms of 一輩子 (“all one's life; lifetime”) [map]
Japanese
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term | |
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一 | 世 |
ひと Grade: 1 |
よ Grade: 3 |
kun’yomi |
Kanji in this term | |
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一 | 世 |
いち > いっ Grade: 1 |
せ Grade: 3 |
goon |
Kanji in this term | |
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一 | 世 |
いち > いっ Grade: 1 |
せい Grade: 3 |
goon | kan’on |
Pronunciation
Noun
一世 • (issei)
- one generation
- one lifetime
- (monarchy) one East Asian imperial reign
- 一世一元
- issei ichigen
- one reign, one era
- 一世一元
- the first generation
- エドワード一世
- Edowādo issei
- Edward I
- 日系一世
- nikkei issei
- the first generation of Japanese-Americans
- エドワード一世
一世 • (isse)
- (Buddhism) one of the 三世 (sanze, literally “three lifetimes”), namely 過去 (“the past”), 現在 (“the present”) and 未来 (“the future”)
- one lifetime
- you as the first generation, in contrast with 二世 (nise, your children as the second generation) and 三世 (sanze, your grandchildren as the third generation)
- the primary relationship between parents and children, in contrast with 二世 (nise, secondary relationship between spouses) and 三世 (sanze, tertiary relationship between master and servant)
一世 • (hitoyo)
- (archaic) one lifetime
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