expression, noun
future ages; coming generations; posterity
Refers to the distant future or the people who will live then. Often used in a literary or reflective context.
この美しい自然を末の世に残したい。
I want to leave this beautiful nature for future generations.
expression, noun
degenerate world; corrupt age
A Buddhist-influenced term for a world in moral and spiritual decline. Rare in modern everyday speech; mainly found in religious or historical contexts.
末の世には人々の心が荒むと言われる。
It is said that in a degenerate world, people's hearts become desolate.