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顕界 (げんかい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

顕界げんかい

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Meanings

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noun

this world; the present world

Used in contrast to the realm of the dead or the afterlife; often appears in religious or spiritual contexts.

顕界げんかいに生いきる者ものたちは、あの世よのことを知しらない。
Those who live in this world do not know about the afterlife.

Kanji

顕appear, existing
界world, boundary

Similar words

この世よ
Common, everyday term for 'this world'; 顕界 is more formal and explicitly contrasts with the realm of the dead.
あの世よ
The opposite concept: the afterlife or the world of the dead.

Etymology

Compound of 顕 (manifest, visible) and 界 (world). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is used in Buddhist and spiritual contexts to refer to the manifest world as opposed to the hidden realm of the dead.