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世

generation
Stroke count: 5

Readings

On readingセイ、セ、ソウ
Kun readingよ
JLPT level: N4JōyōGrade 3

Meanings

  1. generationRtK
  2. public
  3. society
    フォークは裕福な人々の食卓に入ってきたが、イギリスのエリザベス１世やフランスのルイ１４世など、王家の人たちの多くは指で食事をしていた。Although the fork entered society on the tables of rich people, many members of royalty, such as Elizabeth I of England and Louis XIV of France, ate with their fingers.tatoeba
  4. world
    そして世はこの方によって造られた。And the world was made through him.tatoeba
    正倉院　世界遺産Shosoin Repository: A World Heritage sitewiki
  1. life
  2. lifetime

Popular Usage

世界世話世紀世間お世辞

Radicals and components

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Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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ten (十) · twenty

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 28

Compound words

世界せかい
the world; society; the universe; sphere; circle
世話せわ
care; looking after; help; assistance; aid
世間せけん
world; society; people; the public
世紀せいき
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
お世辞おせじ
flattery; compliment
近世きんせい
recent past; recent times; early modern period (Azuchi-Momoyama to Edo in Japan)
後世こうせい
posterity; future generations; future life
出世しゅっせ
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder
世襲せしゅう
heredity; heritage
世相せそう
social conditions; phase of life; (sign of) the times; state of society
世帯せたい
household; family
世代せだい
generation
中世ちゅうせい
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
二世にせい
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); person of Japanese parentage with non-Japanese citizenship; the second (e.g. Edward II); son
一世いっせい
generation; lifetime; the age; the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I)
世論よろん
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
世銀せぎん
World Bank
救世軍きゅうせいぐん
Salvation Army
救世主きゅうせいしゅ
saviour; savior; messiah; Messiah; Jesus Christ
世の中よのなか
society; the world; the times
世界一せかいいち
best in the world
世界的せかいてき
worldwide; global; international; universal; world-famous
世紀末せいきまつ
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle; end of the world (esp. in fiction); apocalypse
世話人せわにん
sponsor; manager; caretaker; go-between; mediator

On Reading Examples

チャールズ１世は断頭台で処刑された。せい
Charles I had his head cut off.tatoeba

Kun Reading Examples

反抗はいつの世でも金になる。よ
Rebellion it always sells at a profit.tatoeba
憎まれっ子世に憚る。よ
Ill weeds grow apace.tatoeba
人の情けは世にあるとき。よ
Everybody loves a winner.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は父の死後、母の世話をした。
He cared for his mother after his father died.tatoeba
彼は必ず出世するだろう。
He'll be sure to get on in life.tatoeba
彼は非常に出世した。
He achieved great success in life.tatoeba
彼は彼女の言葉をお世辞ととった。
He took her remarks as flattery.tatoeba
太字は世界遺産。
Those written in bold letters are the World Heritages.wiki
全三段の世話物。
This consists of three acts in total, and is categorized as Sewa-mono (play dealing with the lives of ordinary people).wiki
三幕八場の世話物。
A sewamono (play dealing with the lives of ordinary people) of three acts, eight sceneswiki
17世紀前半の作。
Painted in the early 17th century.wiki
創建年 8世紀前半
Founded: First half of the eighth centurywiki
まだ世間知らずである。
She is ignorant of the world.wiki
悟りがようやく得られて世間に戻る姿。
It refers to the state of finally attaining enlightenment and returning to the world.wiki

Stroke Order

5 strokes

Practice Writing

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