俗ぞく世せ間けん

noun

this world; earthly world; secular society

Refers to the worldly realm as opposed to the spiritual or monastic life. Often carries a Buddhist or literary tone.

• 僧そうは俗ぞく世せ間けんを離はなれて修しゅ行ぎょうに専せん念ねんした。

  The monk left the secular world and devoted himself to ascetic practice.

noun

ordinary world; everyday life; workaday world

Describes the mundane, everyday world of ordinary people, often contrasted with a special or idealized sphere.

• 芸げい術じゅつ家かは俗ぞく世せ間けんのしがらみから自じ由ゆうでありたいと願ねがう。

  Artists wish to be free from the constraints of the everyday world.