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    3. 前世紀

    前世紀

    前ぜん世せい紀き

    last century

    KMT10News #36+1NounHistoryKanji Vocab23 strokes

    ぜんせいき

    Noun

    1.
    last century, previous century
    2.
    ancient times, old times

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    この建たて物ものは前ぜん世せい紀きに建たてられました。

    This building was constructed in the last century.

    KMT8History
    前ぜん世せい紀きの終おわりには、世せ界かいは大おおきな変へん化かを経けい験けんしました。

    Towards the end of the last century, the world experienced significant changes.

    KMT9History
    前ぜん世せい紀きの技ぎ術じゅつでは、このようなことは不ふ可か能のうだったでしょう。

    With last century's technology, something like this would have been impossible.

    KMT10HistoryTechnology
    彼かれは前ぜん世せい紀きの文ぶん学がく作さく品ひんを深ふかく研けん究きゅうしている。

    He is deeply researching literary works from the previous century.

    KMT10HistoryLiterature
    前ぜん世せい紀きのファッションは、今いま見みても新しん鮮せんに感かんじられることがある。

    Fashion from the previous century can sometimes feel fresh even when seen today.

    KMT10HistoryFashion & Beauty

    Kanji that make up this word

    前
    まえ・-まえ…(4)
    in front・before
    世
    よ…(6)
    generation・world・society・public
    紀
    chronicle・account・narrative・history・annals…(1)
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