世紀末 せいきまつ end of a century (esp. 19th) #7,529 Meanings noun end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle end of the world (esp. in fiction); apocalypse Its kanji 世 セイ、セ、ソウ · よ generation, world, society, public 紀 キ chronicle, account, narrative, history, annals, geologic period 末 マツ、バツ · すえ、うら、うれ end, close, tip, powder, posterity