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)
Alt. forms
Kanji used
world
Pitch accent
Top 2500
Used in vocabulary (65 in total)
this world; this life; world of the living
society; the world; the times
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
extremely; very
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
heir; successor
eternalness; forever unchanging; distant land over the sea; world of the dead
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
thousand years; very long period; forever
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
to die; to pass away; to enter the priesthood; to live a secluded life
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
after ages; posterity; future life; the next world
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
what is called; what they call; so-called
to become used to the (ways of the) world; to become worldly or sophisticated
heartrending; desperate; hopeless; full of grief
(imperial) reign; period
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
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
to make one's way in the world; to earn one's living; to live
what is called; what they call; so-called
heyday; prime; one's glory; the height of one's prosperity
the way of the world; the lay of the land; the inescapable circumstances (of life)
generations; ages; years
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
to become used to the (ways of the) world; to become worldly or sophisticated
long era; ages; eternity
in traveling, a companion; in life, sympathy
three temporal states of existence; past, present and future; three generations
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
previous existence
heartrending; desperate; hopeless; full of grief
the way of the world; the lay of the land; the inescapable circumstances (of life)
current of the times
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
living; livelihood
to live in obscurity
heartrending; desperate; hopeless; full of grief
all's right with the world; all is as it should be
seven generations of (celestial) gods
times and situations; the course of events of the times; a turn of Fortune's wheel
this transient world
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
one's living; one's livelihood
all's right with the world; all is as it should be
all's right with the world; all is as it should be
all's right with the world; all is as it should be
thousands of years; eternity; all generations
Imperial reign; Kimigayo (Japanese national anthem)
all's right with the world; all is as it should be
to set forth; to put forward; to present for consideration; to explain the facts of life; to preach
heartrending; desperate; hopeless; full of grief
in traveling, companionship; in life, kindness
to fall behind the times
world conditions; the times
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!