一世一代

いっせいちだい

isse ichidai

once in a lifetime; the greatest moment of one's life

jlpt n4

each kanji

一

いっ is

one, one radical (no.1)

onいち ichiいつ itsu

kunひと hitoひと.つ hitotsu

jlpt n5 · 1 strokes

世

せ se

generation, public, society

onせ seせい seiそう sō

kunよ yo

jlpt n4 · 5 strokes

一

いち ichi

one, one radical (no.1)

onいち ichiいつ itsu

kunひと hitoひと.つ hitotsu

jlpt n5 · 1 strokes

代

だい dai

age, change, charge

onたい taiだい dai

kunが.わり gawariがわ.り gawariか.える kaeruか.わり kawari

jlpt n4 · 5 strokes

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words that share a kanji

  • 古代文明 ancient civilization
  • 一問一答 one question, one answer, taken one at a time
  • 一心同体 acting and feeling completely as one, like sharing a single heart and body
  • 一日千秋 waiting so impatiently that one day feels like a thousand years
  • 一朝一夕 overnight, not achieved in a short time
  • 一件落着 the matter is settled; case closed

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