world, generation, society
On'yomi (音読み)
- セイ
- セ
- ジョ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- よ
- よ.る
About this kanji
The kanji ‘世’ primarily means ‘world,’ ‘generation,’ or ‘society.’ It is often used as a noun, and you can find it in several useful compounds. For example, ‘世界’ (せかい) means ‘world,’ referring to the global community; ‘世代’ (せだい) translates to ‘generation,’ which denotes a specific group of people born and living around the same time; and ‘世話’ (せわ) means ‘care,’ often used when talking about looking after someone. A common phrase is ‘世の中’ (よのなか), meaning ‘society’ or ‘the world around us.’ Note that while this kanji has these noun uses, its various readings help shape different meanings and contexts.
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Example sentences
世の中は広いです。
The world is vast.
Meanings across languages
- English
- world, generation, society
- Tiếng Việt
- thế giới, thế hệ, xã hội
- 日本語
- せかい, せだい, しゃかい
- 한국어
- 세계, 세대, 사회
- 中文
- 世界, 世代, 社会
- id
- dunia, generasi, masyarakat
- th
- โลก, รุ่น, สังคม
- es
- mundo, generación, sociedad
- fr
- monde, génération, société
- de
- Welt, Generation, Gesellschaft
- pt
- mundo, geração, sociedade
Common compounds
- 世界せかいworld
- 世代せだいgeneration
- 世話せわcare, help
- 世の中よのなかsociety, the world
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