きゅう
旧
せ
世
だい
代

noun, takes genitive case の

  1. older generation, past generation.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
きゅう
旧
せ
世
だい
代
 旧世代 きゅうせだい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

old times, old things, old friend
キュウ　ふる.い　もと (5th, N2)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
day, sun, Japan
ひ　ニチ　にっ (1st, N5)
generation, world, society
セ　よ　セイ (3rd, N4)
twenty
にじゅう　ジュウ　ニュウ (Kentei Pre-1)
fishhook radical, (乙 variant)
substitute, change, convert
ダイ　か.わる　よ (3rd, N4)
human radical (no. 9)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク　いぐるみ (Kentei 1)