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On'yomi
セイ・セ・ソウ
SEI / SE / SOU
Kun'yomi
yo

generation · world · society · public

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Cultural Context

Etymology

Three tens for thirty years. One generation.

Symbolism

Generation, world, society. Represents era and society.

Games

異世界転生もの各種

Isekai Genre Games(2010)

各種

Developer: Various

Core character of the 'isekai' genre. Many RPGs and visual novels about reincarnation to another world.

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Words & Expressions

Four-Character Compounds

永世中立

えいせいちゅうりつ

permanent neutrality; permanent neutrality

曲学阿世

きょくがくあせい

prostitution of learning; twisting the truth and truckling to the times; prostitution of learning

三千世界

さんぜんせかい

the whole universe (of a billion worlds) that Buddha enlightened; the whole wide world; the whole universe (of a billion worlds) that Buddha enlightened

万世一系

ばんせいいっけい

unbroken imperial line; unbroken imperial line

万世不易

ばんせいふえき

eternity; perpetuity; eternity

一世一代

いっせいちだい

once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime; once in a lifetime

隔世遺伝

かくせいいでん

atavism; throwback; reappearance of an earlier characteristic; atavism

立身出世

りっしんしゅっせ

success in life; success in life

世代交代

せだいこうたい

alternation of generations; heterogenesis; change of generations; alternation of generations

経世済民

けいせいさいみん

governing a nation and providing relief to people; governing a nation and providing relief to people

生々世々

しょうじょうせぜ

eternity; forever; through all eternity; eternity

現世利益

げんせりやく

benefits gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings; happiness gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings; benefits gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings

一世風靡

いっせいふうび

ruling the times; holding sway over the minds of the people; ruling the times

世態人情

せたいにんじょう

(contemporary) customs and behavior; the picture of people's life in the contemporary world; (contemporary) customs and behavior

世道人心

せどうじんしん

(public) morals and sentiments; (public) morals and sentiments

時世時節

ときよじせつ

times and situations; the course of events of the times; a turn of Fortune's wheel; times and situations

抜山蓋世

ばつざんがいせい

great strength and energy (of a mighty hero); Herculean strength and vitality; great strength and energy (of a mighty hero)

一世一元

いっせいいちげん

the practice of assigning one era name to one emperor; the practice of assigning one era name to one emperor

Proverbs & Idioms

世の中は三日見ぬ間の桜かな

よのなかはみっかみぬまのさくらかな

The world is like cherry blossoms unseen for three days

Things change quickly in this world

Poetry

和歌(百人一首) (Waka (Hyakunin Isshu))

わが庵は 都のたつみ しかぞすむ 世をうぢ山と 人はいふなり

Poem #8 from Hyakunin Isshu

喜撰法師Kisen Hōshi
9th century
和歌(百人一首) (Waka (Hyakunin Isshu))

花の色は うつりにけりな いたづらに わが身世にふる ながめせしまに

Poem #9 from Hyakunin Isshu

小野小町Ono no Komachi
9th century
和歌(百人一首) (Waka (Hyakunin Isshu))

難波潟 みじかき葦の ふしの間も あはでこの世を 過ぐしてよとや

Poem #19 from Hyakunin Isshu

伊勢Ise
9th century
和歌(百人一首) (Waka (Hyakunin Isshu))

あらざらむ この世のほかの 思ひ出に 今ひとたびの 逢ふこともがな

Poem #56 from Hyakunin Isshu

和泉式部Izumi Shikibu
11th century
和歌(百人一首) (Waka (Hyakunin Isshu))

心にも あらでうき世に ながらへば 恋しかるべき 夜半の月かな

Poem #68 from Hyakunin Isshu

三条院Emperor Sanjō
11th century
和歌(百人一首) (Waka (Hyakunin Isshu))

世の中よ 道こそなけれ 思ひ入る 山の奥にも 鹿ぞ鳴くなる

Poem #83 from Hyakunin Isshu

皇太后宮大夫俊成Kōtaigōgū no Daibu Toshinari
12th century
和歌(百人一首) (Waka (Hyakunin Isshu))

ながらへば またこのごろや しのばれむ 憂しと見し世ぞ 今は恋しき

Poem #84 from Hyakunin Isshu

藤原清輔朝臣Fujiwara no Kiyosuke
12th century
和歌(百人一首) (Waka (Hyakunin Isshu))

世の中は つねにもがもな 渚こぐ あまの小舟の 綱手かなしも

Poem #93 from Hyakunin Isshu

鎌倉右大臣Kamakura no Udaijin
13th century
和歌(百人一首) (Waka (Hyakunin Isshu))

おほけなく うき世の民に おほふかな わが立つ杣に すみぞめの袖

Poem #95 from Hyakunin Isshu

前大僧正慈円Saki no Daisōjō Jien
13th century
和歌(百人一首) (Waka (Hyakunin Isshu))

人もをし 人も恨めし あぢきなく 世を思ふゆゑに 物思ふ身は

Poem #99 from Hyakunin Isshu

後鳥羽院Emperor Go-Toba
13th century