Japanese

こうせい
Meaning: future generations; posterity
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

後
世

Example sentences

This cultural heritage will be passed down to future generations.
彼は後世に素晴らしい作品を遺した
He left behind wonderful works for posterity.
戦争の悲劇を後世に語り継ぐことは私たちの使命だ。
It is our mission to pass down the tragedy of war to future generations.
彼はこの学問の始祖として、後世に名を残した。
He left his name to posterity as the founder of this field of study.
消えゆく伝統を後世に残す。
To leave dying traditions to future generations.
歴史書の記述における一字褒貶が、後世の評価を決定づけた。
The choice of a single word in the historical record determined the evaluation for posterity.
初唐の四傑として知られる王楊盧駱の詩は、後世の文学に多大な影響を与えた。
The poems of the four masters known as Wang, Yang, Lu, and Luo in the early Tang dynasty had a profound influence on later literature.

Usage Notes

Refers to the era or people that come after the current one.

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