"人の世" meaning in Japanese

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Phrase

Forms: 人の世 [canonical] (ruby: (ひと), ()), hito no yo [romanization]
Etymology: From 人 (hito, “person”) and 世 (yo, “world”) linked by the genitive の (no). Etymology templates: {{ja-r|の}} の (no) Head templates: {{ja-pos|phrase|ひと の よ}} 人(ひと)の世(よ) • (hito no yo)
  1. the human world
    Sense id: en-人の世-ja-phrase-hly2uMyG Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 83 17 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 85 15
  2. relationships between men and women
    Sense id: en-人の世-ja-phrase-xz0too5o Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 0 100 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 0 100 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 0 100 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100
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  "etymology_text": "From 人 (hito, “person”) and 世 (yo, “world”) linked by the genitive の (no).",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "人の世",
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        [
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "松下幸之助 (Kōnosuke Matsushita)",
          "roman": "Yorokobi mo yoshi, kanashimi mo mata yoshi, hito no yo wa kumo no nagare no gotoshi.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "喜",
              "よろこ"
            ],
            [
              "悲",
              "かな"
            ],
            [
              "人",
              "ひと"
            ],
            [
              "世",
              "よ"
            ],
            [
              "雲",
              "くも"
            ],
            [
              "流",
              "なが"
            ],
            [
              "如",
              "ごと"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "喜びもよし、悲しみもまたよし、人の世は雲の流れの如し。"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the human world"
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      "links": [
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        [
          "world",
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        {
          "ref": "c. 1045-1068: Yoru no Nezame (volume 1)",
          "roman": "Fito no yo no samazamanaru wo mikiki-tsumoru ni, nafo Nezame no go-nakarafi bakari asakaranu chigiri nagara, yo ni kokorodzukushi naru rei wa, arigataku mo arikeru kana.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "人",
              "ひと"
            ],
            [
              "世",
              "よ"
            ],
            [
              "見聞",
              "みき"
            ],
            [
              "寝",
              "ね"
            ],
            [
              "覚",
              "ざめ"
            ],
            [
              "御",
              "ご"
            ],
            [
              "仲",
              "なか"
            ],
            [
              "浅",
              "あさ"
            ],
            [
              "契",
              "ちぎ"
            ],
            [
              "心",
              "こころ"
            ],
            [
              "例",
              "れい"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "人の世のさまざまなるを見聞きつもるに、なほ寝覚の御仲らひばかり、浅からぬ契りながら、よに心づくしなる例は、ありがたくもありけるかな。"
        }
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          "ref": "松下幸之助 (Kōnosuke Matsushita)",
          "roman": "Yorokobi mo yoshi, kanashimi mo mata yoshi, hito no yo wa kumo no nagare no gotoshi.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "喜",
              "よろこ"
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            [
              "人",
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            [
              "世",
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              "なが"
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            [
              "如",
              "ごと"
            ]
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          "text": "喜びもよし、悲しみもまたよし、人の世は雲の流れの如し。"
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              "人",
              "ひと"
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            [
              "世",
              "よ"
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              "見聞",
              "みき"
            ],
            [
              "寝",
              "ね"
            ],
            [
              "覚",
              "ざめ"
            ],
            [
              "御",
              "ご"
            ],
            [
              "仲",
              "なか"
            ],
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              "浅",
              "あさ"
            ],
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              "契",
              "ちぎ"
            ],
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              "心",
              "こころ"
            ],
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              "例",
              "れい"
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          "text": "人の世のさまざまなるを見聞きつもるに、なほ寝覚の御仲らひばかり、浅からぬ契りながら、よに心づくしなる例は、ありがたくもありけるかな。"
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Download raw JSONL data for 人の世 meaning in Japanese (2.6kB)

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