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歴世 (れきせい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

歴れき世せい

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Meanings

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noun

successive generations; successive emperors

Formal, historical term referring to a line of generations, especially of emperors or rulers. Rare in modern everyday language.

歴れき世せいの天皇てんのうの事じ績せきをまとめた書しょ物もつがある。
There is a book that compiles the achievements of successive emperors.

Kanji

歴curriculum, continuation, passage of time
世generation, world, society

Similar words

歴れき代だい
歴代 is the common word for 'successive generations' or 'successive holders of a position', used broadly. 歴世 is rarer and more formal, often with an imperial or historical nuance.

Etymology

Compound of 歴 (passage of time, history) and 世 (generation, world). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of successive generations or reigns.