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世代 (せだい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N2 Freq. Frequency Top 2,000 Meanings 1
noun
generation
Refers to a group of people born and living around the same time, or the period between such groups. Used in social, familial, and technological contexts.
じゅつ
は
次つぎ
の
世せ
代だい
に
引ひ
き
継つ
が
れる
だろう
。
This technology will likely be passed on to the next generation.
Kanji 世 generation, world, society 代 substitute, change, convert Similar words 時じ 代だい 時代 refers to a historical period or era, while 世代 focuses on a cohort of people and the time span of a human generation.
年ねん 代だい 年代 can mean a decade or an age range; 世代 emphasizes the generational relationship and shared experience of a group.
Etymology Compound of 世 (world, society, generation) and 代 (age, era, generation). The combination has been used to mean 'generation' since at least the early modern period.
