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千年紀 (せんねんき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

千せん年ねん紀き

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Meanings

1

noun

Refers to a period of one thousand years, often used in historical or futuristic contexts.

新あたらしい千せん年ねん紀きの始はじまりを祝いわう。
Celebrate the beginning of a new millennium.
この文ぶん明めいは千せん年ねん紀きを超こえて続つづいた

。

This civilization lasted beyond a millennium.

Written forms

千せん年ねん紀き
Standard kanji spelling for 'millennium'.
千せん年ねん期き
Alternate kanji spelling; 期 emphasizes 'period', but 千年紀 is more common.

Kanji

千thousand
年year, counter for years
紀chronicle, account, narrative
期period, time, date

Etymology

Compound of 千 (sen, 'thousand'), 年 (nen, 'year'), and 紀 (ki, 'period' or 'era'). The spelling 千年期 uses 期 (ki, 'period') instead.