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２１世紀 (nijuuisseiki) Japanese meaning: 21st century | Kotomora

２１にじゅういっ世せい紀き

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Meanings

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21st century

Refers to the century from 2001 to 2100.

２１世紀にじゅういっは情報化社会せいきはじょうほうかしゃかいだと言いわれている。

The 21st century is said to be an information society.

Kanji

世generation, world, society
紀chronicle, account, narrative
二two, two radical (no. 7)
十ten
一one, one radical (no.1)

Written forms

２１にじゅういっ世せい紀き
Standard modern spelling using Arabic numerals.
二に十じゅう一いっ世せい紀き
Kanji numeral spelling, common in formal or vertical writing.

Etymology

Compound of 二十一 (にじゅういち, 'twenty-one') + 世紀 (せいき, 'century').