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隔世

隔世

Chinese

 
to separate; to stand or lie between; to divide; to cut off
 
life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime
simp. and trad.
(隔世)

Verb

隔世

  1. to be separated by a generation
  2. to be a long time apart

Japanese

Kanji in this term
かく
Grade: S
せい
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

隔世 (hiragana かくせい, romaji kakusei)

  1. previous age