Meanings
Noun
1. life; lifetime
2. age; era; period; epoch; generation
3. reign; rule
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Used in vocabulary (12 in total)
thousand years; very long period; forever
ancient time; age of the gods
(imperial) reign; period
very long period; forever; eight thousand years
long era; ages; eternity
generations; ages; years
thousands of years; eternity; all generations
Imperial reign; Kimigayo (Japanese national anthem)
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
seven generations of (celestial) gods
glorious reign of the Emperor
seven generations of (celestial) gods