世界中
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | ||
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世 | 界 | 中 |
せ Grade: 3 |
かい Grade: 3 |
ちゅう > じゅう Grade: 1 |
goon | kan’on | on’yomi |
Etymology edit
From 世界 (sekai, “world”) + 中 (-jū, “all over, throughout”).
Phrase edit
世界中 • (sekaijū) ←せかいぢゆう (sekaidyuu)?
- throughout the world
Idioms edit
- 世界中が白壁造り (sekaijū ga shirakabezukuri): "all the world is plastered walls" → there are plenty more fish in the sea (in a positive sense, in reference to finding employment)