Definition of 一世一代 (いっせいちだい)

いっせいちだい

一世一代

いっせいちだい

isseichidai

noun, no-adjective

•

once in a lifetime, the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime(yojijukugo)

Related Kanji

一	one, one radical (no.1)
世	generation, world, society, public
代	substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee

Example sentences(showing 3 results)

いっせいちだい

はぶたい

いまわ

、

There's a saying, "once in a life-time event," and that's just what this is

けっこんしき

、

きみ

いっせいちだい

はぶたい

、

じみこん

、

はで

About the wedding ... It's a once-in-a-lifetime chance to be the main attraction, so instead of doing it on a shoestring, why not pull out all the stops and make a great show of it

かれ

ほぞかた

いっせいちだい

だいじぎょう

のだ

He resolved to embark on a once-in-a-lifetime enterprise