"世" meaning in Japanese

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Character

  1. Tags: grade-3-kanji, kanji, no-gloss Derived forms: 世界 (sekai) (ruby: (), (かい)), 世紀 (seiki) (ruby: (せい), ()), 世辞 (seji) (ruby: (), ()), 永世 (eisei) (ruby: (えい), (せい))
    Sense id: en-世-ja-character-47DEQpj8 Categories (other): Japanese terms with redundant transliterations
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Grade 3 kanji Disambiguation of Grade 3 kanji: 0 0

Counter

Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (せい)), -sei [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese 世 (MC syejH). The kan'on reading, so likely a later borrowing. Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=せい}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|世}} 世 (MC syejH), {{ll|ja|漢音|kan'on}} kan'on Head templates: {{ja-pos|counter|せい}} 世(せい) • (-sei)
  1. generation
    Sense id: en-世-ja-counter-5mH0yTXo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (せい)), Sei [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese 世 (MC syejH). The kan'on reading, so likely a later borrowing. Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=せい}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|世}} 世 (MC syejH), {{ll|ja|漢音|kan'on}} kan'on Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|せい}} 世(せい) • (Sei)
  1. a female given name Categories (topical): Japanese female given names, Japanese given names
    Sense id: en-世-ja-name-pLhOhtoi Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese counters, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese counters: 0 5 37 4 4 4 5 5 9 2 7 19 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 0 5 32 1 0 3 1 0 36 1 2 18 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 0 4 31 1 1 3 1 1 33 1 3 22 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 0 4 31 3 1 3 2 2 30 2 6 15 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 0 3 32 1 1 3 1 1 32 1 3 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: [jo̞] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: ()), yo [romanization]
Etymology: ⟨yo₂⟩ → /yo/ From Old Japanese, pronunciation is distinct from 夜 (/⁠yo₁⁠/, “night, nighttime”). Change in meaning of 節 (yo), in the sense of the bamboos and reeds bulging at certain intervals. Etymology templates: {{IPAfont|⟨yo₂⟩}} ⟨yo₂⟩, {{inh|ja|ojp|-|sort=よ}} Old Japanese, {{m|ja|夜|t=night, nighttime|ts=yo₁}} 夜 (/⁠yo₁⁠/, “night, nighttime”), {{m|ja|節|tr=yo}} 節 (yo) Head templates: {{ja-noun|よ}} 世(よ) • (yo)
  1. world, society
    Sense id: en-世-ja-noun-IasQLqz4
  2. this world, this life Synonyms: 俗世間
    Sense id: en-世-ja-noun-AAjpHN26
  3. (archaic) generation, age, era Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-世-ja-noun-7iUxbJFM
  4. lifetime Synonyms: 一生
    Sense id: en-世-ja-noun-b2ptlPtD
  5. lifespan Synonyms: 寿命
    Sense id: en-世-ja-noun-UiO7YxE4
  6. time of year, season Synonyms: 時節, 時期,
    Sense id: en-世-ja-noun-46W~lX9V Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 0 5 32 1 0 3 1 0 36 1 2 18 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 0 4 31 1 1 3 1 1 33 1 3 22 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 0 4 31 3 1 3 2 2 30 2 6 15 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 0 4 1 6 2 2 73 4 8 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 0 3 32 1 1 3 1 1 32 1 3 22 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 3 1 6 2 2 74 3 8
  7. relationship between a man and a woman
    Sense id: en-世-ja-noun-THPMqj7g
  8. period of a person leading as a patriarch
    Sense id: en-世-ja-noun-ngjRkRWH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 神世 (kamiyo) (ruby: (かみ), ()), 君が代 (kimi ga yo) (ruby: (きみ), ()), 世の中 (yo no naka) (ruby: (), (なか))
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (せい)), -sei [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese 世 (MC syejH). The kan'on reading, so likely a later borrowing. Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=せい}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|世}} 世 (MC syejH), {{ll|ja|漢音|kan'on}} kan'on Head templates: {{ja-pos|suffix|せい}} 世(せい) • (-sei)
  1. (geology) epoch Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-世-ja-suffix-r8mzHZ8~ Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 0 5 32 1 0 3 1 0 36 1 2 18 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 0 4 31 1 1 3 1 1 33 1 3 22 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 0 4 31 3 1 3 2 2 30 2 6 15 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 0 3 32 1 1 3 1 1 32 1 3 22 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for 世 meaning in Japanese (10.0kB)

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Japanese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-04-26 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (93a6c53 and 21a9316). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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