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VocabJLPT N3

century

Nounの-Adjective

Definitions

1. century
2. era
3. of the century (e.g. fight of the century)

This noun refers to a "century," a period of one hundred years. It is commonly used when talking about historical eras or future time periods, such as the twentieth or twenty-first century.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

I want to do work that will last into the next century!

Sentence 2

Why are 19th-century novels so incredibly good?

Sentence 3

How should we go about learning from the wars of the 20th century?

Sentence 4

Look, this 20th-century console still works!

Sentence 5

As a company, we need to fulfill our responsibilities this century.