Word Meaning 隔世の感

かくせいのかん kakusei no kan

隔世の感 is read as かくせいのかん (kakusei no kan) and means feeling that one is living in a completely different age.

Meaning

English

  1. feeling that one is living in a completely different age
  2. feeling that something belongs to a different age
  3. feeling that the world has changed dramatically

Reading

Kana

かくせいのかん

Romaji

kakusei no kan

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 32 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Proverb Rank 73337 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

隔世

かくせい

separation of ages

隔世遺伝

かくせいいでん

atavism

隔てる

へだてる

to alienate

隔日

かくじつ

every other day

隔たる

へだたる

to be distant

隔離

かくり

isolation

隔月

かくげつ

every second month

隔たり

へだたり

distance

隔週

かくしゅう

every other week

隔て

へだて

partition

隔年

かくねん

biennially

隔絶

かくぜつ

isolation

Example Sentences

1

On this point it is poles apart from when I set myself on learning English 20 years ago.