世 (yo) Kanji Meaning: "World" | Learn Kanji with Pictures

N4107 of 1665 strokes

Drawing: Three tens joined make thirty years, one generation of people in the world.

世 means world

generation, society

Three tens joined make thirty years, one generation of people in the world.

On'yomi

  • セイsei
  • セse
  • ソウsou

Kun'yomi

  • よyo

Stroke order

Common words

  • 世よworld; society
  • 世代せだいgeneration
  • 中世ちゅうせいMiddle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times
  • 世間せけんworld; society

Through history

  1. Bronze script form of 世Bronze
  2. Seal script form of 世Seal
  3. Today

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