“Era” or “Generation” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “世”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “世” means “Society”, “World” or “Lifetime” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “世”
Jouyou Kanji “世” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 5 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | せい(sei) |
| せ(se) | |
| Kun-Yomi | よ(yo) |
| Meanings | World, Society |
| Life | |
| Era, Age, Generation, From generation to generation, Thirty years |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “世”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 世家(せいか-se i ka) | A family that inherits a certain position, A distinguished family that has continued for generations |
| 世紀(せいき-se i ki) | Century |
| 世紀末(せいきまつ-se i ki a tsu) | End of the century, End of the world (esp. in fiction), Apocalypse |
| 世業(せいぎょう-se i gyo u) | Hereditary family business, Business inherited from the predecessor |
| 世局(せいきょく-se i kyo ku) | World developments, Situation of the world, Circumstance of the world |
| 世職(せいしょく-se i sho ku) | Inherited family Job |
| 世務(せいむ-se i mu) | ① Public affairs, Work to be done for the nation and the world, ② Annoying miscellaneous things to do |
| 世運(せうん-se u n) | Destiny of the world, The course of the world |
| 世界(せかい-se ka i) | World |
| 世界観(せかいかん-se ka i ka n) | world view, World outlook |
| 世外(せがい-se ga i) | Out of the world, A place away from the world |
| 世間(せけん-se ke n) | World, Society |
| 世間体(せけんてい-se ke n te i) | One’s appearance in society, Public decency of oneself, Public image of oneself |
| 世故(せこ-se ko) | Worldly affairs |
| 世才(せさい-se sa i) | Worldly wisdom, Practical wisdom |
| 世事(せじ-se ji) | Social affairs, Worldly affairs |
| 世辞(せじ-se ji) | Flattery, Flattering remark, Compliment |
| 世襲(せしゅう-se shu u) | Heredity, Heritage, Inheritance |
| 世上(せじょう-se jo u) | In the world, Among people |
| 世情(せじょう-se jo u) | Worldly matters, The state and condition of the world |
| 世人(せじん-se ji n) | Public, World, Populace |
| 世塵(せじん-se ji n) | Troubles of the world, Affairs of the world, Worldly matters |
| 世相(せそう-se so u) | State of the world, Overall social situation, Overall situation and trends in society |
| 世俗(せぞく-se zo ku) | Worldly things, Common customs, Ordinary life, Public, Populace |
| 世尊(せそん-se so n) | World-Honored One (honorific name for Gautama Buddha) |
| 世帯(せたい-se ta i) | Household, Family |
| 世代(せだい-se da i) | Generation |
| 世知 or 世智(せち-se chi) | ① Worldly wisdom, Social skills, Gumption, ② Stingy person |
| 世道人心(せどうじんしん-se do u ji n shi n) | Public morals and sentiments, Morality and ethics in the world and the hearts of those who must uphold them |
| 世評(せひょう-se hyo u) | Public opinion and reputation |
| 世路(せろ or せいろ-se ro (or) se i ro) | Path of life, The world |
| 世論(せろん or よろん-se ro n (or) yo ro n) | Public opinion, Popular voice, Public sentiment, Consensus |
| 世話(せわ-se wa) | ① Care, Looking after, Help, Assistance, Aid, ② To act as an intermediary |
| 世話女房(せわにょうぼう-se wa nyo u bo u) | Good housewife, Practical housewife, Devoted wife |
| 世話物(せわもの-se wa mo no) | Sewamono (Edo-period drama about contemporary life), A drama dealing with common people’s life |
| 厭世(えんせい-e n se i) | Pessimism, Weariness with life, World-weariness |
| 隔世(かくせい-ka ku se i) | Separation of ages, Being of a different age |
| 曲学阿世(きょくがくあせい-kyo ku ga ku na se i) | Prostitution of learning, Twisting the truth and truckling to the times, Distorting academic truth to cater to secular power and trends |
| 近世(きんせい-ki n se i) | Modern times, Recent times, Early modern |
| 現世(げんせい or げんせ-ge n se i (or) ge n se) | This life, This world, Recentness |
| 後世(こうせい or ごせ-ko u se i (or) go se) | Future generations, Future life, Posterity |
| 在世(ざいせい-za i se i) | While living in this world, While aliving, Aliving period |
| 出世(しゅっせ-shu sse) | Success in life, Promotion, Getting ahead, Successful career |
| 上世(じょうせい-jo u se i) | Antiquity, Ancient times |
| 処世(しょせい-sho se i) | Conduct of life, Making one’s way through life |
| 絶世(ぜっせい-ze sse i) | Peerless, Matchless, Unrivaled, Unequaled |
| 前世(ぜんせ or ぜんせい-ze n se (or) ze n se i) | Previous life, Previous existence |
| 早世(そうせい-so u se i) | Early death, Dying young |
| 治世(ちせい-chi se i) | ① Peaceful times, Well-governed time, ② To rule the world |
| 中世(ちゅうせい-chu u se i) | Medieval Ages, Medieval period |
| 当世(とうせい-to u se i) | Present time, Present-day, Nowadays |
| 二世(にせい-ni se i) | ① Nisei, Second-generation, Children of immigrants, ② Japanese(‐American etc) |
| 万世(ばんせい-ba n se i) | Timeless existence, Eternity, Timelessness, Eternity, Infinity |
| 浮世(ふせい or うきよ-fu se i (or) u ki yo) | ① Fleeting life, This transient world, Floating world, ② Sad world, World of grief and worry, ③ This life, This world, The present world, ④ (The world of the) red light districts |
| 末世(まっせ or まっせい-ma sse (or) ma sse i) | ① Degenerate age, Corrupt world, ② Age of the decline of Buddhism, Latter days of the law |
| 来世(らいせ or らいせい-ra i se (or) ra i se i) | Hereafter, Afterlife, The next world, The world beyond |
| 乱世(らんせい or らんせ-ra n se i (or) ra n se) | Troubled times, Turbulent period |
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