世

Meaning

世 centers on the span of human life and the shared space people inhabit across time: a generation, the world, society, and the public realm.

• 世界せかい
  N5

  the world; society; the universe

• 世代せだい
  N2

  generation

• 世紀せいき
  N3

  century

• 世よ
  N1

  world; society; public

• 世の中よのなか
  N3

  society; the world; the times

• 世界中せかいじゅう
  N4

  around the world; throughout the world

• 世間せけん
  N3

  world; society; people; the public

• 中世ちゅうせい
  N2

  Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times

• 世界一せかいいち

  best in the world

• 世帯せたい
  N1

  household; family

• 世話せわ
  N4

  care; looking after; help; assistance; aid

• 出世しゅっせ
  N2

  success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence

• 世論よろん
  N1

  public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus

• 後世こうせい

  posterity; future generations; future life

• 救世主きゅうせいしゅ

  saviour; savior; messiah

• あの世あのよ
  N1

  the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death

• 世襲せしゅう

  heredity; heritage

• 浮世絵うきよえ

  ukiyo-e; ukiyoe; Edo-period woodblock print

• 近世きんせい
  N1

  recent past; recent times

• 世相せそう
  N1

  social conditions; phase of life; (sign of) the times; state of society

• 世話人せわにん

  sponsor; manager; caretaker

• 一世いっせい

  generation; lifetime

• 世界銀行せかいぎんこう

  World Bank

• 世界的せかいてき
  N3

  worldwide; global; international; universal

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