一世

いっせい

Meanings

1. Noun generation; lifetime
2. the age; the day
3. Noun, Noun suffix the first (e.g. Elizabeth I)
4. Noun issei; first-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.)

Kanji

• 一 one. Read as イチ.
• 世 generation. Read as セイ.

Example sentences

• １６０３年、ジェームズ一世が政権の座についたとき、フットボールは再び許可されたのです。
  In 1603, when King James I came into power, football was allowed again.

Common phrases

• 一世を風靡する

Words containing 一世

• 一世風靡 (いっせいふうび) ruling the times
• 一世紀 (いっせいき) century
• 一世一代 (いっせいちだい) once in a lifetime

And 3 more.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists