世 – generation, world, society

5 strokesTaught in grade 3#135 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary

The kanji 世 means generation, world, society, public. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is セイ、セ、ソウ (sei, se, sou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is よ (yo). It is written with 5 strokes, under radical 一 (no. 1).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	セイ	sei
On’yomi	セ	se
On’yomi	ソウ	sou
Kun’yomi	よ	yo

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 一 (Kangxi radical 1). Components: ｜・一.

Words using 世

世界せかいthe world世話せわcare世よworld世紀せいきcentury世間せけんworld世の中よのなかsociety中世ちゅうせいMiddle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods)出世しゅっせsuccess in life世帯せたいhousehold世代せだいgeneration世論せろんpublic opinion世論よろんpublic opinion御世辞おせじflattery世辞せじflattery

Example sentences

愛の力は世界を動かす。

Love makes the world go round.

Tatoeba #191556

日本では親は年をとると、通例子供たちの世話になる。

When parents get old in Japan, they are customarily looked after by their children.

Tatoeba #122764

私たちが留守の間、誰が犬の世話をするの？

Who'll take care of the dog while we're gone?

Tatoeba #167187

Kanji with the same radical

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