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在世 (ざいせい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
being alive ; living
Formal or literary term for being alive, often used in contexts like biographies or historical records to indicate a person's lifetime. Can also be used as a suru-verb meaning 'to be alive'.
その
作さっ
家か
は
まだ
在ざい
世せい
し
て
いる
。
The author is still alive.
Kanji 在 exist, outskirts, suburbs 世 generation, world, society Similar words 生せい 存ぞん 生存 is the common word for 'survival' or 'being alive', used in everyday and technical contexts. 在世 is more formal and often refers to a person's lifetime or presence in the world.
存ぞん 命めい 存命 also means 'being alive', but is more neutral and commonly used in legal or personal contexts. 在世 carries a slightly more literary or historical nuance.
Etymology Compound of 在 (ざい, 'to exist, be present') and 世 (せい, 'world, generation'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning 'being in the world'.
