Word Meaning 四世

よんせい yonsei

四世 is read as よんせい (yonsei) and means four generations.

Meaning

English

four generations
the fourth (e.g. George IV)
fourth generation immigrant
yonsei

Reading

Kana

よんせい

Romaji

yonsei

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 78629 Priority M

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

四半世紀

しはんせいき

quarter of a century

世界四大文明

せかいよんだいぶんめい

the four great civilizations of the world (China, Babylon, India, and Egypt; as put forward by Chinese scholar Liang Qichao in 1900)

第四世界

だいよんせかい

Fourth World

四方

よも

four sides (of a square)

四つ切り

よつぎり

photograph size 254mm x 305 mm

四手

しで

hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)

四十八手

しじゅうはって

every trick in the book

四分

しぶん

divide into four pieces

四国地方

しこくちほう

Shikoku region (incl. Tokushima, Kagawa, Ehime and Kochi prefectures)

四分円

しぶんえん

quadrant

四つ目

よつめ

four-eyed

四分六

しぶろく

six to four ratio