世界

せかい

sekai

かい

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the world; society; the universe — 世界
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かい

sekai

Common
Relative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)
Common
JLPT N5
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N5
Genki Ch. 10
Appears in chapter 10 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 10
Kumadex Intro Vocab eBook
Appears in the "Kumadex Introductory Japanese Vocab" eBook
Kumadex Intro Vocab eBook
  1. the world; society; the universe

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    EXAMPLE
    世界(せかい)一周(いっしゅう)したい。
    I want to travel around the world.
  2. sphere; circle; world

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
  3. world-renowned; world-famous

    の-adj.
    Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    の-adj.
  4. realm governed by one Buddha; space

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)

What does 世界 mean in English?

  1. the world; society; the universe(n)
  2. sphere; circle; world(n)
  3. world-renowned; world-famous(adj-no)
  4. realm governed by one Buddha; space(n)

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世界 (sekai)