“Generation” in Japanese
Short answer
Generation in Japanese is “一代” (ichidai). Full meaning: generation, lifetime, age.
Other ways to say “Generation” in Japanese
一世
kazuyo generation, lifetime; the age, the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I)
世代
sedai generation
創出
soushutsu creation, generation
生成
seisei creation, generation, formation, derivation
ジェネレーション
jenereeshon generation
発生
hassei occurrence, incidence, outbreak, birth (e.g. of civilization); generation (of power, heat, etc.), production; ontogeny, development, growth, breeding
世
yo world, society, public; life, lifetime; age, era, period, epoch, generation
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