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    3. 世紀

    世紀

    世せい紀き

    century

    N3KMT4News #4+1CoreHistoryKanji Vocab14 strokes

    せいき

    Noun

    1.
    century
    2.
    era

    Particle

    3.
    of the century (e.g. fight of the century)

    Stroke 0 / 14

    Speed1.0x

    21世にじゅうい紀っせいきは情じょう報ほう化かの時じ代だいです。

    The 21st century is the age of information.

    KMT3HistoryTechnology
    19世せい紀きのヨーロッパは大おおきな変へん化かを経けい験けんしました。

    19th century Europe experienced great changes.

    KMT4History
    彼かれは20世にじっ紀せいきを代だい表ひょうする歴れき史し家かの一ひと人りです。

    He is one of the leading historians of the 20th century.

    KMT4HistoryEducation
    その世せい紀きの発はっ見けんは、科か学がくの進しん歩ぽに大おおきく貢こう献けんしました。

    That century's discovery greatly contributed to the advancement of science.

    KMT5Science & MathHistory
    この世せい紀き末まつの思し想そうは、多おおくの芸げい術じゅつ家かや哲てつ学がく者しゃに影えい響きょうを与あたえた。

    This fin-de-siècle thought influenced many artists and philosophers.

    KMT6HistoryArt & DesignReligion & Philosophy

    Kanji that make up this word

    世
    よ…(6)
    generation・world・society・public
    紀
    chronicle・account・narrative・history・annals…(1)
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