世せい途と

noun

path of life; the world

Archaic literary term for the course of one's life or the world at large. Modern equivalents include 人生 (じんせい) or 世の中 (よのなか). Cross-referenced with 世路 (せいろ).

See also: 世路

• 古こ典てんでは「世せい途と」を「せいと」と読よみ、人じん生せいの道みちのりを指さすことがある。

  In classical texts, 世途 is read as せいと and can refer to the path of life.