Vocabulary

What does 世紀 (せいき, seiki) mean?

世紀 (せいき, seiki) means century.

Quick facts
Readingせいき
Romajiseiki
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
せいき
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonseiki

century

  1. 1noun century
  2. 2noun era
  3. 3no-adjective of the century (e.g. fight of the century)

Example sentences

  • This building is from the previous century.

  • I was born in the 21st century.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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