浮世

うきよ

Also written 浮き世, ふせい, 憂き世

Meanings

1. Noun fleeting life; this transient world; floating world
2. sad world; world of grief and worry (esp. 憂き世)
3. the world of the living; this life; this world; the present world
4. (the world of the) red light districts

Kanji

• 浮 float. Read as うく.
• 世 world. Read as よ.

Example sentences

• あなたは浮き世の悩みがないような顔をしている。
  You look as if you don't have a care in the world.
• 浮世の心配事のない人はない。
  No one is free from worldly cares.

Words containing 浮世

• 浮世絵 (うきよえ) ukiyo-e
• 浮世絵師 (うきよえし) ukiyo-e artist
• 浮世草子 (うきよぞうし) ukiyo-zōshi

And 5 more.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists