世も末

Japanese

Kanji in this term
世	末
よ Grade: 3	すえ Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Etymology

世 (yo, “world”) +‎ も (mo, “too, also”) +‎ 末 (sue, “end”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) よもすえ [yòmósúé] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [jo̞mo̞sɨᵝe̞]

Phrase

世(よ)も末(すえ) • (yo mo sue) 

1. the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to