세대

sedae · [세대]

generation · household

nounIntermediate

Meanings

세ː대 · noun · Intermediate

  1. generationA period of about 30 years separating the parents' generation from their children's generation.
  2. generationA similar age group, who live in the same era and have similar thoughts; or such people.
  3. generationThe family line continuing from parents and children through to grandchildren.

세ː대 · noun · Intermediate

  1. householdA group of people who live together in a house.
  2. householdA unit for counting each group of people living together in a house.

Written Forms

세대Hangul
世代Hanja
世帶Hanja

Examples from Lessons (3)

It's only natural that different generations use different expressions.

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The younger generation is taking the lead in shaping a new family culture.

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I hope that Gyeongbokgung, which is familiar to us, will be well-preserved for the future so that its value continues to the next generation.

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Grammar in These Examples

Korean definitions, pronunciations and learner levels are from the Basic Korean Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

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