Word Meaning 蓋世

かいせい kaisei

蓋世 is read as かいせい (kaisei) and means matchless (heroism, spirit, resolve, etc.).

Meaning

English

matchless (heroism, spirit, resolve, etc.)
peerless
overwhelming
world-dominating

Reading

Kana

かいせい

Romaji

kaisei

Writing Variants

蓋世がいせい gaisei

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Rank 149510 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

抜山蓋世

ばつざんがいせい

great strength and energy (of a mighty hero)

蓋

ふた

cover

現世

げんぜ

current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)

浮世

うきよ

(the world of the) red light districts

当世

とうせい

present-day

処世

しょせい

making one's way through life

辞世

じせい

dying words

一番出世

いちばんしゅっせ

newly recruited wrestlers in the first round of presentation after mae-zumo

二番出世

にばんしゅっせ

newly recruited wrestlers in the second round of presentation after mae-zumo

三番出世

さんばんしゅっせ

newly recruited wrestlers in the third round of presentation after mae-zumo

治世

じせい

peaceful times