Meanings
Noun
1. world; society; public
2. life; lifetime
3. age; era; period; epoch; generation
4. reign; rule
5. the times
6. world (of existence)
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (55 in total)
(imperial) reign; period
generations; ages; years
living; livelihood
society; the world; the times
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
previous existence
Imperial reign; Kimigayo (Japanese national anthem)
this transient world
times and situations; the course of events of the times; a turn of Fortune's wheel
extremely; very
eternalness; forever unchanging; distant land over the sea; world of the dead
very long period; forever; eight thousand years
to become used to the (ways of the) world; to become worldly or sophisticated
to hide from society; to avoid the gaze of society; to keep out of the public eye
this world; this life; world of the living
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
thousand years; very long period; forever
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
ancient time; age of the gods
heir; successor
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
the people; the public; the world
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
world reformation
the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to
after ages; posterity; future life; the next world
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
what is called; what they call; so-called
to die; to pass away; to enter the priesthood; to live a secluded life
if times were better; if one had been born at an earlier, more opportune time; if times had not changed; if I had my due
heartrending; desperate; hopeless; full of grief
long era; ages; eternity
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to make one's way in the world; to earn one's living; to live
thousands of years; eternity; all generations
the way of the world; the lay of the land; the inescapable circumstances (of life)
heyday; prime; one's glory; the height of one's prosperity
previous existence
to establish oneself in life; to achieve success; to reach a high position; to begin life (as an adult); to step out into the world
in traveling, a companion; in life, sympathy
three temporal states of existence; past, present and future
heartrending; desperate; hopeless; full of grief
all's right with the world; all is as it should be
current of the times
to live in obscurity
seven generations of (celestial) gods
glorious reign of the Emperor
to set forth; to put forward; to present for consideration; to explain the facts of life; to preach
world conditions; the times
last days
to fall behind the times
in traveling, companionship; in life, kindness
to follow the crowd; to change with the times
Examples (4 in total)
Light has come into the world.
When you want to fool the world, tell the truth.
Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world!