この世

Japanese

Kanji in this term
世
よ
Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Etymology

この (kono, “this”) +‎ 世 (yo, “world”)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) このよ [kònó yó] (Heiban – [0])
  • (Tokyo) このよ [kònó yóꜜ] (Odaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [ko̞no̞ jo̞]

Noun

この世(よ) • (kono yo) 

  1. the world of the living; this world
    • 2018, “無情のスキャット”, performed by Ningen Isu:
      この世に天使がいるものなら
      konoyo ni tenshi ga iru mononara
      If you, Holy Angels, do exist in this universe

See also

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