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一世一代

いっせいちだい

Readings

いっせいちだいいっせいいちだい

Meanings

  1. 1.
    n, adj-noonce in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime

Kanji breakdown

N21 strokesGrade 1
N35 strokesGrade 3
N35 strokesGrade 3

Example sentences

彼は臍を固めて一世一代の大事業に乗り出した。

He resolved to embark on a once-in-a-lifetime enterprise.

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一世一代いっせいちだい

once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime

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