世紀
See also: 世纪
Chinese
    
| life; age; generation life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime | discipline; age; era discipline; age; era; period; order; record | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (世紀) | 世 | 紀 | |
| simp. (世纪) | 世 | 纪 | |
Pronunciation
    
Japanese
    
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 世 | 紀 | 
| せい Grade: 3 | き Grade: 5 | 
| on’yomi | |
Etymology
    
From Middle Chinese 世紀 (syejH kiX).
Pronunciation
    
Noun
    
世紀 • (seiki)
- century (100 years)
- 1915, 与謝野晶子, 私の貞操観:
- 今は女の目の開く世紀である。- Ima wa onna no me no hiraku seiki de aru.
- This is the century when women open their eyes.
 
 
- 今は女の目の開く世紀である。
 
- 1915, 与謝野晶子, 私の貞操観:
Derived terms
    
- 世紀末 (seikimatsu)
- 世紀末的 (seikimatsuteki)
References
    
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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