一代
Meanings
Noun
1. generation; lifetime; age
Kanji used
Pitch accent
いちだい
Used in vocabulary
二十一代集
Collections of the Twenty-One Eras; twenty-one collections of waka compiled by imperial command (early Heian to early Muromachi)
Noun
Examples2
その 仕事 は 一代 で は 成し遂げられない だろう。
It seems the task will not be accomplished in our generation.
彼 は 一代 で 巨万 の 富 を 得た。
He made a great fortune in his lifetime.