also: よひと
noun
the people; the public; the world
Refers to people in general or society at large; somewhat literary or formal.
世人の注目を集める事件だった。
It was an incident that attracted public attention.
世人は彼の功績をすぐに忘れた。
The world soon forgot his achievements.
Compound of 世 (world, society) and 人 (person). The reading せじん is the standard Sino-Japanese reading; よひと is a rare native-Japanese reading.