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世界中 (せかいじゅう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

世せ界かい中じゅう

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Common word›JLPTN4›Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

around the world; throughout the world

Used to describe something that exists or happens in many places across the globe.

世せ界かい中じゅうの人ひと々びとが平へい和わを願ねがっている。
People around the world wish for peace.

このニュースは世せ界かい中じゅうに広ひろまった。

This news spread throughout the world.

Usage patterns

〈事こと〉〉が世界中せかいじゅうに広ひろがるfor something to spread throughout the world
そのニュースはあっという間まに世せ界かい中じゅうに広ひろがった。
The news spread around the world in no time.
世界中せかいじゅうで〈物もの〉〉が愛あいされているto be loved/popular all over the world
この映えい画がは世せ界かい中じゅうで愛あいされている。
This movie is loved all over the world.
世界中せかいじゅうから〈人ひと〉〉が集あつまるfor people to gather from all over the world
オリンピックには世せ界かい中じゅうから選せん手しゅが集あつまる。
Athletes gather from all over the world for the Olympics.
世界中せかいじゅうを旅たびするto travel around the world
彼かれは仕し事ごとを辞やめて世せ界かい中じゅうを旅たびすることにした。
He quit his job and decided to travel around the world.

Kanji

世generation, world, society
界world, boundary
中in, inside, middle

Related words

全ぜん世せ界かい
全世界 is a more formal, written equivalent of 世界中, both meaning 'the whole world', but 全世界 is common in news and official statements while 世界中 is used in everyday speech.
世せ界かい各かく地ち
世界各地 emphasizes many separate locations scattered across the globe, while 世界中 emphasizes the whole world as one continuous scope.
世せ界かい各かっ国こく
世界中 emphasizes the global extent of something ('all over the world'), while 世界各国 highlights the individual countries themselves.

Don't confuse with

日本にほん中じゅう
世界中 and 日本中 share the same 'Xじゅう' pattern, but 世界中 means 'all over the world' while 日本中 is limited to Japan alone.

Built from

世せ界かい+中じゅう

Etymology

Compound of 世界 (world) and 中 (throughout).