現世
Chinese edit
appear; present; now appear; present; now; existing; current |
life; age; generation life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime | ||
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trad. (現世) | 現 | 世 | |
simp. (现世) | 现 | 世 |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
現世
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Verb edit
現世
Synonyms edit
- (to see the light of day):
- (to lose face):
Japanese edit
Etymology 1 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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現 | 世 |
げん Grade: 5 |
せ > ぜ Grade: 3 |
goon |
Kanji in this term | |
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現 | 世 |
げん Grade: 5 |
せ Grade: 3 |
goon |
From Middle Chinese 現世.
Noun edit
- (Buddhism) the current life, one of the 三世 (sanze, “three lives”), opposed to 前世 (zense, “previous life”) and 来世 (raise)/後世 (gose, “next life”)
- 現世主義
- gense shugi
- secularism
- 現世主義
Etymology 2 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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現 | 世 |
うつし Grade: 5 |
よ Grade: 3 |
kun’yomi |
現, 現し (現, 現し, “current”, adjectival stem) + 世 (“world; life”)
Noun edit
Etymology 3 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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現 | 世 |
げん Grade: 5 |
せい Grade: 3 |
goon | kan’on |