Vocabulary

What does 一世 (いっせい, issei) mean?

一世 (いっせい, issei) means generation; lifetime.

Quick facts
Readingいっせい
Romajiissei
Part of speechnoun
いっせい
issei

generation; lifetime

  1. 1noun generation; lifetime
  2. 2noun the age; the day
  3. 3noun · noun suffix the first (e.g. Elizabeth I)
  4. 4noun issei; first-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.)

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