JMdict: 1588050
浮世 【うきよ】
- [n] fleeting life; this transient world; floating world
- [n] sad world; world of grief and worry
- [n] the world of the living; this life; this world; the present world
- [n] (the world of the) red light districts
Kanji in this word:
Kanji | Meanings | On Readings | Kun Readings |
---|---|---|---|
浮 | Floating, Float, Rise To Surface | フ | う.く, う.かれる, う.かぶ, む, う.かべる |
世 | Generation, World, Society, Public | セイ, セ, ソウ | よ |