紀 – Kanji details

era

thread

oneself

century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)

public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior

period; Nihon-shoki

あなたは、20世せい紀きに生うまれましたか？それとも21世せい紀きですか？

Were you born in the 20th century or in the 21st?

この家いえは１６世せい紀きに建たてられました。

This house was built in the 16th century.

この島しまは１９世せい紀きにはフランス領りょうであった。

This island belonged to France in the 19th century.

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