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奕世 (えきせい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

奕えき世せい

Meanings

1

noun

many generations; successive generations

Rare literary noun used in classical or formal writing to refer to a long line of generations or an enduring family lineage. Not used in everyday speech.

奕えき世せいにわたる家か系けいの記き録ろくが残のこっている。
Records of the family line spanning many generations remain.

Kanji

奕large
世generation, world, society

Similar words

代だい々だい
代々 is the common word for 'for generations' or 'hereditary', used in everyday contexts. 奕世 is a rare literary synonym.
累るい世せい
累世 also means 'successive generations' and is similarly literary, but slightly more common than 奕世.

Etymology

A Sino-Japanese compound of 奕 (large, orderly, or successive) and 世 (generation, world). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning 'many generations'.