あの世千日この世一日 あのよせんにちこのよいちにち Also written 彼の世千日此の世一日 Meanings Expression a day in life is better than a thousand days in the afterlife; better one day in this world than a thousand in the next Kanji 世 world 千 thousand. Read as セン. 日 day. Read as ニチ. 一 one. Read as イチ. Word lists Proverbs Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists