【世】(sei, se, yo/ world, society) Japanese Kanji | JLPT N4

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In this time, I will introduce the Kanji character 世.

How to read

① Onyomi (Chinese reading)

The on-readings are
・せい　sei
・せ　se

For example,
・世界　せかい　se-kai
It means world

・世間　せけん　se-ken
It means society

・中世　ちゅうせい　chuu-sei
It means the Middle Ages

・救世主　きゅうせいしゅ　kyuu-sei-shu
It means saviour

・出世　しゅっせ　shusse
It means promotion

・処世術　しょせいじゅつ　sho-sei-jutsu
It means secret of success in life

and so on.

② Kunyomi (Japanese reading)

Next, the kun-reading is
・よ　yo

For example,
・世の中　よのなか　yo-no-naka
It means in the society, in the world

・この世　このよ　kono yo
It means present world

・あの世　あのよ　ano yo
It means afterlife, heaven

and so on.

③ Special reading

Next is a special reading.
This kanji has no special reading.

Meanings

Next is the meaning of the kanji for "世".
・society
・world

Radical

And the radical of this character is 一　ichi
This character itself is a radical, a basic character.

Family name

Next, I will introduce family names. Here are some family names that are particularly common in Japan.
・世良　せら　Sera
・久世　くぜ　Kuze
・世古　せこ　Seko

Personal name

These is a personal name using the Kanji for 世
・知世　ともよ　Tomoyo

Famous person

Next, I will introduce Japanese celebrities who use the Kanji 世
・野口 英世　のぐちひでよ　Noguchi Hideyo
He is a doctor/bacteriologist.
He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine three times.
His portrait is used on the current Japanese 1,000 yen bill.

・小日向 文世　こひなたふみよ　Kohinata Fumiyo
He is an actor.

・涼風 真世　すずかぜまよ　Suzukaze Mayo
She is a voice actor. She plays Himura Kenshin, the main character of Rurouni Kenshin.
She is a former top star of the Takarazuka Revue.

・世阿弥　ぜあみ　Zeami
Together with his father Kan'ami（観阿弥）, he is the creator of Noh（能）, a traditional Japanese performing art.

Place

Next, I will introduce place names and tourist attractions that use the kanji character for 世
・佐世保　させぼ　Sasebo
It is a port city in Kyushu

・世田谷　せたがや　Setagaya
The name of a ward in Tokyo. It is a popular area with many upscale residential districts.

Look-alikes

Here is some kanji that are similar to 世
・冊　さつ　satsu
It means counter for books

Containing its kanji

Here are some kanji that contain character 世 in their composition
・葉　よう、は　you, ha
It means leaf

・笹　ささ　sasa
It means bamboo grass

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