浮き世

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

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Noun

浮き世 (hiragana うきよ, rōmaji 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.

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