現世

げんせ

Also written げんせい, げんぜ

Meanings

1. Noun this world; this life (usu. げんせ)
2. current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch) See also: 完新世 (かんしんせい).

Kanji

• 現 present. Read as ゲン.
• 世 world. Read as セ.

Words containing 現世

• 現世利益 (げんせりやく) benefits gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings

Word lists

• Buddhism

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists