Word details
浮世
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 浮世.
Dictionary
Entry
1
fleeting life; this transient world; floating world
Examples
浮世の心配事のない人はない。
No one is free from worldly cares.
2
Esp. 憂き世
sad world; world of grief and worry
3
the world of the living; this life; this world; the present world
4
(the world of the) red light districts
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
浮
floating, float, rise to surface
10 strokesFrequency 776JLPT N2Grade 8
On
フ
Kun
う.くう.かれるう.かぶう.かべる
Nanori
うき
世
generation, world, society, public
5 strokesFrequency 135JLPT N3Grade 3
On
セイセソウ
Kun
よ
Nanori
としゆゆき
憂
melancholy, grieve, lament, be anxious, sad, unhappy
15 strokesFrequency 1,625JLPT N1Grade 8
On
ユウ
Kun
うれ.えるうれ.いう.いう.き
Nanori
ゆ
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