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[うき(浮)·よ(世)]
ukiyo
noun

Alternate Written Forms:

[う(浮)·き·よ(世)]
ukiyo
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[う(憂)·き·よ(世)]
ukiyo
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[うき(憂)·よ(世)]
ukiyo
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[ふ(浮)·せい(世)]
fusei
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Root Words:

[う(憂)·き + よ(世)]
uki + yo

English Meaning(s) for 浮世

noun
  1. 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
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Meanings for each kanji in 浮世

» floating; float; rise to surface
» generation; world; society; public

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Sample Sentences for 浮世

No one is free from worldly cares.
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