Kanji 仮 sham, temporary, interim 憂 melancholy, grieve, lament 世 generation, world, society 浮 floating, float, rise to surface Related words 仮かり の 世よ Similar meaning but uses 世 (world) instead of 憂き世 (sorrowful world), and is slightly more common.
憂う き 世よ The base noun meaning 'this sorrowful world'; 仮の憂き世 adds the nuance of temporariness.
Written forms 仮かり の 憂う き 世よ
Standard kanji spelling for this Buddhist-influenced phrase.
仮かり の 憂うき 世よ
Variant spelling with 憂世 instead of 憂き世 .
仮かり の 浮うき 世よ
Variant using 浮世 , which also carries the 'transient world' nuance.
仮かり の 浮う き 世よ
Variant with 浮き世 , a less common spelling.
Etymology Compound of 仮の (temporary, transient) and 憂き世 (sorrowful world, from Buddhist concept of the world as a place of suffering). The phrase reflects the Buddhist view of the world as impermanent and full of suffering.
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