Japanese symbol for “generation”
世代
せだい
Romaji: sedai
generation
In Japanese, generation is 世代, read せだい (sedai).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n generation
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “generation”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 発生 | はっせい hassei | generation (of power, heat, etc.); production |
| 一世 | いっせい issei | generation; lifetime |
| 一代 | いちだい ichidai | generation; lifetime; age |
| 生成 | せいせい seisei | creation; generation; formation |
| 創出 | そうしゅつ soushutsu | creation; generation |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 世界 | せかい sekai | the world; society; the universe |
| 世紀 | せいき seiki | century |
| 世の中 | よのなか yononaka | society; the world; the times |
| 世間 | せけん seken | world; society; people |
| 世帯 | せたい setai | household; family |
| 時代 | じだい jidai | period; epoch; era |
| 代表 | だいひょう daihyou | representation; representative; delegate |
| 現代 | げんだい gendai | present age; present day; contemporary |
See also: Chinese symbol for “generation”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.