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世捨て人 (yosutebito) Japanese meaning: hermit | Kotomora

世よ捨すて人びと

よ

す

て

び

と

Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

hermit; recluse

Refers to a person who has withdrawn from worldly life, often for religious or philosophical reasons.

彼かれは都と会かいを離はなれ、山やま奥おくで世

よ

捨す

て

人びと

の

よう

な

生せい

活かつ

を

送おく

っ

て

いる

。

He left the city and lives like a hermit deep in the mountains.

世よ捨すて人びとになる覚かく悟ごはありますか。

Are you prepared to become a recluse?

Kanji

世generation, world, society
捨discard, throw away, abandon
人person

Related words

仙せん人にん
世捨て人 describes someone who has renounced worldly life in a general sense, whereas 仙人 carries the specific mythic connotation of a Taoist immortal.

Built from

世よ+捨すてる+人ひと

Written forms

世よ捨すて人びと
Standard spelling.
世よ捨すて人びと
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana usage; less common.

Etymology

Compound of 世 (yo, 'world, society') + 捨て (sute, 'throwing away, abandoning') + 人 (hito, 'person'), with rendaku voicing of hito to bito. Literally 'a person who has abandoned the world'.