Japanese symbol for “zeitgeist”
時代精神
じだいせいしん
Romaji: jidaiseishin
spirit of the age; zeitgeist
In Japanese, zeitgeist is 時代精神, read じだいせいしん (jidaiseishin).
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Meanings
- n spirit of the age; zeitgeist
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “zeitgeist”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ツァイトガイスト | ツァイトガイスト tsaitogaisuto | zeitgeist |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 時間 | じかん jikan | time |
| 時代 | じだい jidai | period; epoch; era |
| 時期 | じき jiki | time; season; period |
| 当時 | とうじ touji | at that time; in those days |
| 一時 | いちじ ichiji | one o'clock |
| 同時 | どうじ douji | same time |
| 代表 | だいひょう daihyou | representation; representative; delegate |
| 現代 | げんだい gendai | present age; present day; contemporary |
| 精神 | せいしん seishin | mind; spirit; soul |
| 神経 | しんけい shinkei | nerve |
See also: Chinese symbol for “zeitgeist”.
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