Vocab Info

N3 Noun, No-adjective

世紀(せいき)century, era

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      century

    2. Noun

      2.

      era

    3. No-adjective

      3.

      of the century (e.g. fight of the century)

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    世紀 【せいき】

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      (わたし)は21世紀(せいき)()まれました。

      I was born in the 21st century.

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      (ぼく)(ちち)世紀(せいき)偉業(いぎょう)()()げました。

      My father accomplished a once-in-a-century feat.

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      まさかこの地域(ちいき)世紀(せいき)(だい)事件(じけん)()きるとは…。

      I never imagined that a major event of the century would occur in this region.

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      科学(かがく)(しゃ)として世紀(せいき)大発見(だいはっけん)をするまでは引退(いんたい)する(こと)出来(でき)ません。

      As a scientist, I cannot retire until I make a groundbreaking discovery of the century.

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      先生(せんせい)によると江戸(えど)時代(じだい)は17世紀(せいき)から19世紀(せいき)までおよそ265(ねん)(つづ)いたそうだ。

      According to my teacher, the Edo period lasted approximately 265 years from the 17th to the 19th century.

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