四世

Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
よん
Grade: 1
せい
Grade: 3
kan'on

From Middle Chinese 四世.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) んせー [yóꜜǹsèè] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [jõ̞ɰ̃se̞ː]

Noun

(よん)(せい) • (yonsei

  1. four generations
  2. the fourth generation

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