Word Meaning 千載一遇

せんざいいちぐう senzaiichiguu

千載一遇 is read as せんざいいちぐう (senzaiichiguu) and means once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity).

Meaning

English

once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity)
golden (opportunity)
one-in-a-million (chance)

Reading

Kana

せんざいいちぐう

Romaji

senzaiichiguu

Writing Variants

千載一隅 せんざいいちぐう senzaiichiguu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Yojijukugo ✓ Rank 19600 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

千里の道も一歩から

せんりのみちもいっぽから

a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

千里も一里

せんりもいちり

a journey of a thousand miles feels like only one mile (when going to see the one you love)

千慮一得

せんりょいっとく

even a fool may sometimes come up with a good idea

千番に一番の兼ね合い

せんばんにいちばんのかねあい

something so difficult that one doesn't know if there's even a 1 in 1000 chance of success

千慮一失

せんりょいっしつ

mere slip by someone who is usually very careful

千慮の一失

せんりょのいっしつ

the mistake of a wise man

千載

せんざい

millennium

千載不磨

せんざいふま

still remaining after a thousand years

一遇

いちぐう

one meeting

千編一律

せんぺんいちりつ

monotonous

千年一日

せんねんいちじつ

without intermission for many years

千一夜物語

せんいちやものがたり

One Thousand and One Nights

Example Sentences

これは私の生涯にとって千載一遇の機会だ。

This is the chance of a lifetime.