Moto 世: Generation; World; SocietyKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- セイ、セ、ソウ
- Kun'yomi
- よ
- Level
- JLPT N4Jōyō, grade 3
- Words
- 616 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (セイ・セ・ソウ)
- 世界せかいthe world; society
- 世代せだいgeneration; the world
- 世界的せかいてきworldwide; global
- 世紀せいきcentury
- 世帯せたいhousehold; home
- 世話せわlooking after; help
- 世間せけんworld; society
- 世界一せかいいちbest in the world
- 世話人せわにんsponsor; manager
- 二世にせいnisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.)
- 世界銀行せかいぎんこうWorld Bank
- 中世ちゅうせいMiddle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times
- 全世界ぜんせかいthe whole world
- 第二次世界大戦だいにじせかいたいせんSecond World War; World War II
- 二十世紀にじっせいきtwentieth century
- 世紀末せいきまつend of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
- 世銀せぎんWorld Bank
- 出世しゅっせsuccess in life; getting ahead
- 後世こうせいposterity; future life
- 世相せそうsocial conditions; phase of life
- 一世いっせいgeneration; lifetime
- 新世界しんせかいNew World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia)
- 近世きんせいrecent past; recent times
- 世襲せしゅうheredity; heritage
- 世界大戦せかいたいせんworld war
- 世界観せかいかんworld view; outlook on the world
- 救世主きゅうせいしゅsaviour; savior
- お世辞おせじflattery; compliment
- 万世ばんせいall ages; eternity
- 不世出ふせいしゅつrare; extraordinary
- 世俗せぞくwordly things; common customs
- 世帯主せたいぬしhead of the family (esp. as recorded in the resident register); head of the household
- 世帯数せたいすうnumber of households
- 世情せじょうthe ways of the world; human nature
- 世界各国せかいかっこくcountries all over the world; all the countries of the world
- 世界各地せかいかくちevery part of the world; all over the world
- 世界遺産せかいいさんWorld Heritage (cultural, natural, etc.); World Cultural and Natural Heritage (UNESCO)
- 世評せひょうreputation; public opinion
- 世話役せわやくmediator; manager
- 世話物せわものsewamono (in kabuki, etc., a domestic drama about ordinary people, esp. of the Edo period)
- 世間並みせけんなみordinary (esp. life or behavior); typical
- 世間体せけんていappearance (in the eyes of society); decency
- 世間知らずせけんしらずignorant of the ways of the world
- 世間話せけんばなしsmall talk; chat
- 乱世らんせいtroubled times; turbulent times
- 処世しょせいmaking one's way through life; conduct of one's life
- 出世作しゅっせさくwork of art or literature that brings fame
- 別世界べっせかいanother world
- 前世ぜんせいantiquity; the previous era
- 前世界ぜんせかいprehistoric age
- 前世紀ぜんせいきlast century; ancient times
- 創世そうせいcreation of the world
- 創世記そうせいきGenesis (book of the Bible)
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 世論よろんpublic opinion; popular voice
- 世よworld; society
- 世の中よのなかsociety; the world
- あの世あのよthe other world; world of the dead
- 世直しよなおしworld reformation
Other readings
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Kanji that often appear with 世
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