浮世

Chinese

to float
life; age; generation
life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime
 
simp. and trad.
(浮世) 		浮 世

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

浮世

  1. (Buddhism) the world of the living

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
浮 世
う(き)
Grade: S 		よ
Grade: 3
kun'yomi


For pronunciation and definitions of 浮世 – see the following entry.
【うきよ】
[noun] [from 1593] 浮き世, 浮世: the transitory world or life; fleeting world; ephemeral world; impermanent life
[noun] [from 1609] 浮き世, 浮世: a love affair; a person in such relationships
[noun] [from 1593] 浮き世, 浮世: a red-light district (place for sexual pleasures); the obsession with such places
[noun] [from 1682] 浮き世, 浮世: the current world one lives in; current social world or generation
[noun] [from 1826] 浮き世, 浮世: current trends; contemporary customs; trending [...] (often used as a prefix)
[noun] [from 1774] 浮き世, 浮世: synonym of 浮世節 (ukiyobushi, “kinds of early modern period songs”)
[noun] [from 1638] 浮き世, 浮世: synonym of 浮世袋 (ukiyobukuro, “kind of early modern period bag”)
[noun] [unclear] a type of aloes wood
Alternative spellings
浮き世, 憂き世, 憂世
(This term, 浮世, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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