世代|せだいsedai[1]atamadaka (head-high)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noungeneration
    あの人ひとたちは同おなじ世代せだいです。↗
    Those men are of a generation.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymジェネレーションNeutralジェネレーション is a colloquial katakana loanword; it matches 世代 in meaning but belongs to casual speech, so prefer 世代 in formal or written contexts.

Use 世代 as the neutral, all-purpose word for generation; ジェネレーション is the colloquial loanword, best reserved for casual conversation rather than formal writing.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 同どう時代じだいに生うまれた、ある年齢層ねんれいそう。
  2. 親おや・子こ・孫まごそれぞれの代だい。
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