path of life; the world
A literary, somewhat archaic term for the course of one's life or the ways of the world. Rare in modern conversation; found in classical or poetic writing.
He has walked a life's path full of hardship.
Having passed through the hardships of life's path, he attained enlightenment.
In classical texts, 世路 can refer to the journey of life.
In his youth, there were times he lost his way in life.
世の中 is the common, everyday word for 'the world' or 'society', whereas 世路 is a poetic, archaic term evoking the hardships and course of life itself.
Literary kanji compound; the reading せろ is also given but is less common.
Compound of 世 (world, life) and 路 (path, road). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning 'path of life'.