Kanji
世
kanji character
generation
world
society
public
世 kanji-世 generation, world, society, public
世
Meaning
generation world society
Readings
Kun'yomi
- よ ろん public opinion
- あの よ the other world
- よ のなか society
On'yomi
- せい き century
- ちゅう せい Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods)
- きん せい recent past
- せ かい the world
- せ だい generation
- せ たい household
- そう
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Common Words
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世 counter for generations, epoch -
世 界 the world, society, the universe... -
世 代 generation -
世 論 public opinion, popular voice, public sentiment... -
世 紀 century, era, of the century (e.g. fight of the century) -
世 帯 household, home, family... -
世 話 care, looking after, help... -
見 世 store, shop, establishment... - あの
世 the other world, the next world, the world beyond... -
彼 の世 the other world, the next world, the world beyond... -
世 間 world, society, people... -
世 相 social conditions, phase of life, (sign of) the times... -
世 の中 society, the world, the times -
出 世 success in life, getting ahead, successful career... -
中 世 Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods), medieval times, mediaeval times -
近 世 recent past, recent times, early modern period (Azuchi-Momoyama to Edo in Japan) -
世 界 的 worldwide, global, international... - ２
世 nisei, second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.)... -
二 世 two existences, the present and the future -
世 話 人 sponsor, manager, caretaker... -
世 銀 World Bank - お
世 辞 flattery, compliment -
世 襲 heredity, heritage -
御 世 辞 flattery, compliment -
後 世 the next world, afterlife, life after death -
世 界 銀 行 World Bank -
全 世 界 the whole world -
世 紀 末 end of a century (esp. 19th), fin-de-siècle, end of the world (esp. in fiction)... -
君 が世 Imperial reign, Kimigayo (Japanese national anthem) -
世 界 観 worldview, outlook on the world, Weltanschauung...