JLPT N3 · Noun

世紀 (seiki)

世紀 (せいき, seiki) is a Japanese noun meaning “century”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: せいき
Romaji: seiki
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

century · noun
era · noun
of the century (e.g. fight of the century) · noun taking の

Example sentences

彼は１９世紀に生まれた。

He was born in the 19th century.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 世紀

generation, world, societyセイ・セ・よ · 5 strokes

chronicle, account, narrativeキ · 9 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 世紀.

世界せかいthe world世話せわcare世よworld世間せけんworld世の中よのなかsociety中世ちゅうせいMiddle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods)出世しゅっせsuccess in life世帯せたいhousehold世代せだいgeneration世論せろんpublic opinion世論よろんpublic opinion御世辞おせじflattery世辞せじflattery

Source: JMdict entry 1373990 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.