Translation guide
How to express the idea of leaving a sheltered environment to engage with broader society, start an independent life, or gain real-world experience.
Next year I'll graduate from university and go out into the world.
Similar to 社会に出る but with a slightly broader nuance of entering the 'world at large,' not just the workforce.
I'm teaching my children various things to prepare them for when they go out into the world someday.
Focuses on becoming independent and self-reliant, often used when someone moves out or starts supporting themselves.
He went out into the world at 18 and opened his own shop.
To leave a theoretical or sheltered environment and experience the practical realities of life or a profession.
Specifically emphasizes entering the 'real world' as opposed to school or training, often used for internships or first jobs.
I went out into the real world for the first time through an internship.
Means to go out to the actual site or field (e.g., construction, reporting, sales) rather than staying in an office or classroom.
To leave one's familiar surroundings and travel, often with a sense of adventure or self-discovery.
Conveys a bold, adventurous leap into the wider world, often used for travel, study abroad, or starting an international career.
She went out into the world right after graduating high school.
Simply means to set out on a journey; less about society and more about travel for its own sake.
To physically or metaphorically exit a protected space and face the outside world.
Directly means 'go out into the outside world,' used both literally (leaving a building) and figuratively (leaving a bubble).
After a long hospitalization, I finally went out into the world.
Idiomatic: 'break out of one's shell.' Used when a shy or sheltered person starts engaging with the world.
He really came out of his shell and went out into the world by studying abroad.
社会に出る is the standard phrase for entering the workforce or adult society. 世の中に出る is broader and can include any exposure to the ways of the world, not necessarily employment.
I didn't understand the importance of money until I went out into the world (started working).
When you go out into the world, you realize there are all kinds of people.
Do not translate 'go out into the world' word-for-word as 世界に出かける or 世界へ行く unless you literally mean traveling abroad. For the idiomatic sense of starting adult life, use 社会に出る or similar phrases.
The rookie reporter went out into the field for the first time.
He quit his job and went out to travel the world.