Chinese

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three
life; age; generation
life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime
 
simp. and trad.
(三世)

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Noun

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三世

  1. (Buddhism) the three periods of time: the past, present, and future.
  2. three generations (of a family)

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Sino-Xenic (三世):

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
さん
Grade: 1
せ > ぜ
Grade: 3
goon

From Middle Chinese 三世.

Noun

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(さん)() (sanze

  1. (Buddhism) the "three lives", namely 前世 (zense, previous life), 現世 (gense, current life) and 来世 (raise)/後世 (gose, next life)
  2. three generations, as in parents, children and grandchildren
  3. the tertiary relationship between master and servant, in contrast with 一世 (isse, primary relationship between parents and children) and 二世 (nise, secondary relationship between spouses)

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Etymology 2

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

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(さん)(せい) (sansei

  1. three generations
  2. the third generation
    ヘンリー(さん)(せい)
    Henrī Sansei
    Henry III; Henry the Third

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Etymology 3

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 1

Grade: 3
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 三世 – see the following entry.
みよ
[noun] (obsolete) past, present and future existences
(This term, 三世, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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