世
1. Meaning and Reading
- world, generation, society
- Onyomi : せい, せ
- Kunyomi : よ
2. Kanji Explanation
A character modeled after the shape of leaves, because new shoots grow each year, it came to mean 'generation' or 'lifetime', and later its meaning expanded to represent 'the world' and 'century'.
3. Example Words
世界
せかい
world
世界を旅行したい。
I want to travel the world.
世紀
せいき
century
21世紀は技術の時代だ。
The 21st century is an age of technology.
世の中
よのなか
society, the world
世の中には様々な人がいる。
There are various kinds of people in the world.
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