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JLPT N3 · Noun

世 (yo)

世 (よ, yo) is a Japanese noun meaning “world; society”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
よ
Romaji
yo
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. world; society; public · noun
  2. life; lifetime · noun
  3. age; era; period; epoch; generation · noun
  4. reign; rule · noun
  5. the times · noun

Example sentences

光が世にやって来た。
Light has come into the world.
Tatoeba #174089
新聞は世の動向を左右する。
Newspapers influence the current of time.
Tatoeba #145130

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 世

世
generation, world, societyセイ・セ・よ · 5 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 世.

世界せかいthe world世話せわcare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

Source: JMdict entry 1605810 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.