現世

Chinese

 
appear; present; now
appear; present; now; existing; current
 
life; age; generation
life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime
trad. (現世)
simp. (现世)

Pronunciation


Noun

現世

  1. this life

Synonyms

Derived terms

Verb

現世

  1. to see the light of day; to come out
  2. to lose face; to be disgraced; to bring shame on oneself

Synonyms

  • (to see the light of day):
  • (to lose face):

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
げん
Grade: 5
せ > ぜ
Grade: 3
goon
Kanji in this term
げん
Grade: 5

Grade: 3
goon

From Middle Chinese 現世 (ɦenH ɕiᴇiH).

Noun

(げん)() or (げん)() (gense or genze) 

  1. (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)
    (げん)()(しゅ)()
    gense shugi
    secularism

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
うつし
Grade: 5

Grade: 3
kun’yomi

, 現し (current, adjectival stem) + (world; life)

Noun

(うつし)() (utsushiyo) 

  1. the current life

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
げん
Grade: 5
せい
Grade: 3
goon kan’on

Proper noun

(げん)(せい) (Gensei) 

  1. (geology) the Holocene epoch

See also

  • (げん)()(だい) (gensedai)
  • (げん)(せい)() (genseiki)
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