Word details

隔世の感

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 隔世の感.

Dictionary

Entry

隔世の感かくせいのかんNounExpressionFreq #92898
1

feeling that one is living in a completely different age; feeling that something belongs to a different age; feeling that the world has changed dramatically

Examples
この点に関しては、私が英語学習を志した20数年前とは隔世の感があります。
On this point it is poles apart from when I set myself on learning English 20 years ago.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

isolate, alternate, distance, separate, gulf

13 strokesFrequency 1,382JLPT N1Grade 8

On

カク

Kun

へだ.てるへだ.たる

generation, world, society, public

5 strokesFrequency 135JLPT N3Grade 3

On

セイソウ

Kun

Nanori

としゆき

emotion, feeling, sensation

13 strokesFrequency 233JLPT N2Grade 3

On

カン

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