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JLPT N3 · Time words

世紀

せいき

century

Stroke order of 世紀

2 characters, 14 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

世 · 5 strokes紀 · 9 strokes

Memory trick

A period of generations (世) with a record (紀) of a hundred years.

Parts: 世 era + 紀 record

Example sentence

二十一世紀に入った。

にじゅういっせいきにはいった。

We entered the 21st century.

Words with 世

世話care; looking after世界world世の中society; the world世代generation世間the world; society世論public opinion世界中all over the world

More words: Time words

時期period; season時刻time (of day)時点point in time当時at that time瞬間moment日時date and time日程schedule年月years; time年代era; decade時差time difference平日weekday祝日national holiday

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