世 — 5 strokes ／ Radical「一」
道8Elementary year 3 ／ 5 strokes ／ Radical「一」
- On
- セ・セイせ・せい · se · sei
- Kun
- よyo
- Meaning
- world, generation
Stroke order
Origin
Three 十 (ten) joined together. Thirty years marks a change from parent to child, so it means 'world, generation'.
Readings and examples
| Onセイせいsei | 世紀せいき時世じせい処世しょせい |
|---|---|
| Onセせse | 世界せかい世間せけん出世しゅっせ |
| Kunよyo | 世よ世の中よのなか |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 世界せかい
world
- 世話せわ
care, help
- 世界中せかいじゅう
- 世紀せいき
- 世襲せしゅう
- 厭世えんせい
- 奕世えきせい
- 遯世とんせい
Example
世界には たくさんの 国が ある。
There are many countries in the world.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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