かい
Meanings
Noun
1. the world; society; the universe
2. sphere; circle; world
Adjective (の)
3. world-renowned; world-famous
Noun
Buddhist
4. realm governed by one Buddha; space
original meaning
Kanji used
world
realm
Pitch accent
かい
Top 200
Used in vocabulary (108 in total)
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
around the world; throughout the world
best in the world
the whole world
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
world conquest; world domination; taking over the world
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
world history; international history
world peace; peace of the world
Old World (i.e. Asia, Africa, Europe)
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
parallel world; parallel universe
to have one's horizons broadened
inner psychological world; mental world; spiritual world
entire world; whole world; world stage
World Heritage (site)
around the world; throughout the world
round-the-world trip; circumnavigation; globe-trotting
global scale; worldwide scale
world situation; world affairs
world record; establishing a world record (in)
the whole world; the universe
world economy; international economy
world-class; (of) high global reputation
cosmopolitan; world citizen
domination of the world; world hegemony; world domination
picture of the world; world picture; image of the world; Weltbild
globally; on the global stage; on a worldwide level
prehistoric age
world domination; global domination
worldwide financial crisis; global depression
globe-trotting; traveling (around) the world
one's world within; one's inner world
world state; world federation
civilized world; civilised world
World Health Organization (Organisation); WHO
(major) world religion (i.e. Christianity, Buddhism, Islam)
sekai-kei (genre of manga, anime, etc.)
the whole universe (of a billion worlds) that Buddha enlightened
World Championships in Athletics
new world record
worlds of the ten directions
international language; world language; global lingua franca; constructed international auxiliary language (e.g. Esperanto)
space-time continuum
world of the lost; human realm; this world
world city; global city
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
global language; world language; languages of the world; world languages
the four great civilizations of the world (China, Babylon, India, and Egypt; as put forward by Chinese scholar Liang Qichao in 1900)
world financial crisis (2007-2008); global financial crisis; GFC
main currents (the trend) of thinking in the world
international exposition; world expo
umwelt; self-centered world
world expo; world fair
World Trade Organization (Organisation); WTO
Universal Time; UT
World Meteorological Organization (Organisation); WMO
global information infrastructure; GII
World Intellectual Property Organization (Organisation); WIPO
focus of the trade routes of the world
citizen of the world; world citizen
poverty is the greatest motivator; poverty is the mother of invention
Examples (200 in total)
The world is vast.
What a small world!
It's a big world.