こんせい
Meanings
Noun
1. this century
Kanji used
now
world
era
Pitch accent
んせ
いき
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Composed of
① 現在の。いまの。② きょうの。本日の。
① 西暦を百年ごと区切ったもの。x 世紀は 100 (x − 1) + 1 年から 100 x 年までである。② 100年間。③ 長期に渡る年月。スケールが大きい様。④ 一世紀に一度あるか分からないような出来事、重大な事柄であるさま。⑤ ある事柄が大きく発展したり、象徴となったりする時代。⑥ 世代の記録。歴史。
Composed of
this world; this life; this generation; present day
period; Nihon-shoki
Examples (7 in total)
Our century has seen a notable increase of knowledge.
Had Napoleon been born in this century, what could he have done?
The species will be made extinct by the end of this century.
Science has made rapid progress in this century.
John Wayne was one of the most popular movie stars of this century.
It is generally believed that a trip to the moon will be made possible during this century.
Humanity has suffered more from war in this century than ever before.