浮世草子 うきよぞうし Also written 浮世草紙 Meanings Noun ukiyo-zōshi (i.e.: Edo-period genre of literature depicting everyday life of the merchant class) Kanji 浮 float. Read as うく. 世 world. Read as ソウ. 草 grass. Read as ソウ. 子 child. Read as シ. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists