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Print style: 世
U+04E16 · 5 strokes · Grade 3
Frequency rank: 135
On'yomi
セイ, セ, ソウ
Kun'yomi
よ
Nanori (names)
とし, ゆ, ゆき
Used as radical: yokanmuri, yotsukuri, yoashi
Meaning
generation, world, society, public

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Used in words (603)
あの世 あのよ
the other world; the next world
お世話になる おせわになる
to receive favor; to receive assistance
お世辞 おせじ
flattery; compliment
一世 いっせい
generation; lifetime
万世 ばんせい
all ages; eternity
不世出 ふせいしゅつ
rare; extraordinary
世 よ
world; society
世の中 よのなか
society; the world
世代 せだい
generation
世俗 せぞく
worldly things; common customs