Chinese

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up; on; on top
up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up
 
life; age; generation
life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime
 
simp. and trad.
(上世)
anagram 世上

Pronunciation

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Noun

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上世

  1. primeval times; prehistoric times
  2. previous generation; former generations

Synonyms

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  • (previous generations):

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
じょう
Grade: 1
せい
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(じょう)(せい) (jōseiじやうせい (zyausei)?

  1. antiquity, ancient times
    Synonyms: 上古 (jōko), 上代 (jōdai)

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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上世 (sangse) (hangeul 상세)

  1. hanja form? of 상세 (previous generation; ancestral generation)