隔世

Chinese
 
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.
(隔世)		 隔 世

Pronunciation

Verb

隔世

  1. to be separated by a generation
  2. (figurative) to be a long time apart

Derived terms

Japanese
Kanji in this term
隔 世
かく
Grade: S		 せい
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

隔(かく)世(せい) • (kakusei) 

  1. previous age

References
  1. 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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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