Info on the Kanji 世

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What is this? "世"

Meaning(s)

generation, world, society, public

Reading(s)

onyomi SEI, SE
kunyomi yo

Other

stroke count 5
grade 3
jlpt level N4
Example words with 世
WordMeaning

yo
counter for generations / epoch
いっせい
issei
a lifetime / a generation / foreign immigrant / japanese immigrant to usa
きんせい
kinsei
early modern times / modern times / recent times
けんよ
ken yo
store / shop / establishment
こうせい
kousei
posterity / future life / life to come
さんせい
sansei
three generations / third generation / sansei
じせい
jisei
the times
しゅっせ
shusse
success in life / getting ahead / successful career / promotion / climbing the corporate ladder / eminence
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Example Sentences with 世
界を変えるのは情報ではなくコミュニケーションだ。

この界の教育にはがっかりしてしまう。

パリは界で最も美しい街である。

界は奇人の巣だ。



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