浮き世

Japanese

Kanji in this term
浮	世
う Grade: S	よ Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Alternative forms

• 浮世(うきよ) (ukiyo)

Etymology

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Noun

浮(う)き世(よ) • (ukiyo) 

1. fleeting existence, the transitory world
   • 1948, 永井隆, ロザリオの鎖:

     まあ助(たす)けられたり、助(たす)けたり、これが浮(う)き世(よ)の人情(にんじょう)です。

     Mā tasukeraretari, tasuketari, kore ga ukiyo no ninjō desu.

     Well, accepting help and helping others is empathy for a transient existence.

Derived terms

• 浮世絵
• 浮き世離れ