一いっ世せいの雄ゆう

noun

greatest hero of the age; mastermind of the era

A literary, somewhat dramatic expression for a person who dominates their time through talent, achievement, or influence. Often used in historical or biographical contexts.

• 彼かれはまさに一いっ世せいの雄ゆうと呼よぶにふさわしい人じん物ぶつだった。

  He was truly a person worthy of being called the greatest hero of his age.

• 戦せん国ごく時じ代だいの一いっ世せいの雄ゆう、織お田だ信のぶ長なが。

  Oda Nobunaga, the mastermind of the Warring States period.