Word Meaning 一世一代
いっせいちだい
isseichidai
一世一代 is read as いっせいちだい (isseichidai) and means once in a lifetime.
Meaning
English
- once in a lifetime
- the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
Reading
Kana
いっせいちだい
Romaji
isseichidai
Writing Variants
- 一世一代 いっせいいちだい isseiichidai
Stroke Sequence
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Related Vocabulary
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2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.
一世一代の晴れの舞台という言い回しがあるが、これはまさにそれである。
There's a saying, "once in a life-time event," and that's just what this is.