中生代

Chinese

Etymology 1

middle; centre; within
middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)
 
to be born; to give birth; life
to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
 
era
simp. and trad.
(中生代)

Pronunciation


Proper noun

中生代

  1. (geology) the Mesozoic era (part of the Phanerozoic eon, spanning from 252.17 to 66.0 million years ago)

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Etymology 2

middle; centre; within
middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)
 
to be born; to give birth; life
to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
 
substitute; replace; generation
substitute; replace; generation; dynasty; geological era; era; age; period
 
simp. and trad.
(中生代)

Pronunciation


Noun

中生代

  1. middle-aged people

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ちゅう
Grade: 1
せい
Grade: 1
だい
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ちゅうせーだい [chùúséꜜèdàì] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨːse̞ːda̠i]

Proper noun

(ちゅう)(せい)(だい) • (Chūseidai

  1. the Mesozoic era

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