隔世
Chinese
to separate; to stand or lie between; to divide; to cut off | life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime | ||
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simp. and trad. (隔世) | 隔 | 世 |
Pronunciation
Verb
隔世
- to be separated by a generation
- to be a long time apart
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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隔 | 世 |
かく Grade: S | せい Grade: 3 |
on’yomi |
Pronunciation
- On’yomi
- IPA(key): [ka̠kɯ̟ᵝ se̞ː]
Noun
隔世 (hiragana かくせい, rōmaji kakusei)
- previous age