一世

一世

1. throughout one's life
2. first generation

• (throughout one's life):

一 (“one”) +‎ 世 (“lifetime”)

• (Tokyo) いっせー [íꜜssèè] (Atamadaka – [1])
• (Tokyo) いっせー [ìsséé] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [isːe̞ː]

• (Tokyo) いっせ [íꜜssè] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [isːe̞]

一(いっ)世(せい) • (issei) 

1. one generation
2. one lifetime
3. (monarchy) one East Asian imperial reign

   一(いっ)世(せい)一(いち)元(げん)

   issei ichigen

   one reign, one era

4. the first generation

   エドワード一(いっ)世(せい)

   Edowādo issei

   Edward I

   日(にっ)系(けい)一(いっ)世(せい)

   nikkei issei

   the first generation of Japanese-Americans

(alternative reading hiragana いっせ, rōmaji isse)

1. (Buddhism) one of the 三世 (sanze, literally “three lifetimes”), namely 過去 (“the past”), 現在 (“the present”) and 未来 (“the future”)
2. one lifetime
3. one as the first generation, in contrast with 二世 (nise, one's children as the second generation) and 三世 (sanze, one's grandchildren as the third generation)
4. the primary relationship between parents and children, in contrast with 二世 (nise, secondary relationship between spouses) and 三世 (sanze, tertiary relationship between master and servant)

(alternative reading hiragana ひとよ, rōmaji hitoyo)

1. (archaic) one lifetime

• 三(さん)世(せい) (sansei), 三(さん)世(ぜ) (sanze)
• 二(に)世(せい) (nisei), 二(に)世(せ) (nise)

一(かず)世(とし) • (Kazutoshi) 

1. a male given name