"異世界" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ise̞ka̠i] Forms: 異世界 [canonical] (ruby: (), (), (かい)), isekai [romanization]
Etymology: From 異 (i-, “different”) + 世界 (sekai, “world”). Etymology templates: {{pre|ja|異|世界|t1=different|t2=world|tr1=i|tr2=sekai}} 異 (i-, “different”) + 世界 (sekai, “world”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|いせかい}} 異(い)世(せ)界(かい) • (isekai)
  1. (fantasy) another world; isekai Related terms: 異界 (ikai) (ruby: (), (かい)), 異次元 (ijigen) (ruby: (), (), (げん)), なろう系 (narō-kei) (ruby: (けい))
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Download raw JSONL data for 異世界 meaning in Japanese (2.0kB)

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