よ – Vocabulary details

よ

Noun

1. world; society; public

それが世よのため人ひとのためなのはわかっている。I know that it is for the sake of the world and for the sake of people.

2. life; lifetime

3. age; era; period; epoch; generation

まあ、貴き族ぞくが大たい変へんなのはいつの世よも同おなじだ。Well, nobles have it hard in every era.

4. reign; rule

5. the times

しかし、世よの流ながれというものがある。But there is such a thing as the trend of the times.

6. world (of existence)

よ

(imperial) reign; period

generations; ages; years

living; livelihood

光ひかりがよにやって来きた。

Light has come into the world.

私わたしは今いまのよを嘆なげいているの。

I'm lamenting the times we live in.

よに明あきらかになれば大たい変へんなことです。

If this became public, it would be a serious matter.

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