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世紀 (せいき): century — Japanese vocabulary

世紀 is read せいき and means "century". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

世紀

Reading
せいき · seiki
Translation
century
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
せいきが

Example

預言者は何世紀もの間、この世の終わりを予言し続けてきた。

よげんしゃはなんせいきものあいだ、このよのおわりをよげんしつづけてきた。

Prophets have been forecasting the end of the world for centuries.

Kanji in this word

  • 世 — Generation, World, Society
  • 紀 — Chronicle, Account, Narrative

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