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to separate; to stand or lie between; to divide to separate; to stand or lie between; to divide; to cut off |
life; age; generation life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime |
simp. and trad.
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Pronunciation
Verb
隔世
- to be separated by a generation
- (figurative) to be a long time apart
Derived terms
Japanese
Pronunciation
Noun
隔世 • (kakusei)
- previous age
References
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN