世界

See also shijie

Cantonese

simpl. and trad.
世界

Hanzi

世界 (jyutping sai3 gaai3, Yale sai3 gaai3)

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
世	界

Noun

世界 (hiragana せかい, romaji sekai)

1. The world, the Earth.

   世界の各国から

   せかいのかっこくから
   sekai no kakkoku kara

   from all the countries of the world

2. A metaphorical world, how one lives one's life.

   彼はこの世界に住んでいないようです。

   かれはこのせかいにすんでいないようです。
   Kare wa kono sekai ni sunde inai yō desu.

   It's like he's not living in this world.

3. A realm, a circle, a sphere.

   文学の世界

   ぶんがくのせかい
   bungaku no sekai

   literary circles, the literary world

4. (tarot): The world card: the twenty-first trump or major arcana card in most traditional tarot decks.

Coordinate terms

• タロット (tarotto): The tarot.

Idioms

Idioms of 世界

世界中が白壁造り (せかいじゅうがしらかべづくり, 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) 世界に余った女は無い (せかいにあまったおんなはない, sekai ni amatta onna wa nai): "there are no leftover women in the world" → there is someone for everyone (said particularly to women) 世界に鬼は無い (せかいにおにはない, sekai ni oni wa nai): "there are no devils in the world" → the world is not full of heartless people, and there are many kind souls who will lend a hand (compare "the kindness of strangers") 世界は大戯場の如し (せかいはだいげじょうのごとし, sekai wa daigejō no gotoshi): "the world is just like a big theatre" → all the world's a stage 世界は張り物 (せかいははりもの, sekai wa harimono): "the world is starched clothes" → it's all about appearances; clothes make the man 世界は回り持ち (せかいはまわりもち, sekai wa mawarimochi): "the world comes in turns" → all things come to those who wait, to everything there is a season 世界半分自惚れしっかり (せかいはんぶんうぬぼれしっかり, sekai hanbun unubore shikkari): "of the world, only halfway, but full of conceit" → being full of oneself without bothering to learn much about the world 世界我が物 (せかいわがもの, sekai wagamono): "the world is one's possession" → acting as if one owns the world

Derived terms

Derived terms

新世界 (しんせかい, shinsekai): a new world; the New World 世界平和 (せかいへいわ, sekaiheiwa): world peace 世界遺産条約 (せかいいさんじょうやく, Sekai Isan Jōyaku): Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage 世界遺産登録地 (せかいいさんとうろくち, sekai isan tōroku chi): a World Heritage Site 世界一 (せかいいち, sekai ichi): the best in the world, the most (adjective) in the world 世界一周旅行 (せかいいっしゅうりょこう, sekai isshū ryokō): a round-the-world trip 世界観 (せかいかん, sekaikan): worldview 世界記録 (せかいきろく, sekai kiroku): a world record 世界恐慌 (せかいきょうこう, sekai kyōkō): the Great Depression 世界語 (せかいご, sekaigo): a universal language, an international language 世界史 (せかいし, sekaishi): world history 世界選手権大会 (せかいせんしゅけんたいかい, sekai senshuken taikai): a world championship 世界大戦 (せかいたいせん, sekai taisen): a world war 世界博覧会 (せかいはくらんかい, Sekai Hakurankai): a World Fair, a World Exposition 世界気象機関 (=せかいきしょうきかん, Sekai Kishō Kikan): the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) 世界銀行 (せかいぎんこう, Sekai Ginkō): the World Bank 世界資源研究所 (せかいしげんけんきゅうしょ, Sekai Shigen Kenkyūsho): the World Resources Institute (WRI) 世界時 (せかいじ, sekaiji): Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), Zulu time, Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) 世界自然保護基金 (せかいしぜんほごききん, Sekai Shizen Hogo Kikin): the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) 世界宗教 (せかいしゅきょう, sekai shukyō): a world religion 世界中 (せかいじゅう, sekaijū): throughout the world, all the world, worldwide 世界主義 (せかいしゅぎ, sekai shugi): cosmopolitanism, internationalism 世界人 (せかいじん, sekaijin): a cosmopolite, a person of the world 世界人権宣言 (せかいじんけんせんげん, Sekai Jinken Sengen): the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 世界知的所有権機関 (せかいちてきしょゆうけんきかん, Sekai Chiteki Shoyūken Kikan): the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) 世界連 (せかいづれ, sekaizure): in line with the rest of the world, normal 世界的 (せかいてき, sekaiteki): global 世界貿易機構 (せかいぼうえききこう, Sekai Bōeki Kikō): the World Trade Organization (WTO) 世界保健機構 (せかいほけんきこう, Sekai Hoken Kikō): the World Health Organization (WHO) 世界労働組合連盟 (せかいろうどうくみあいれんめい, Sekai Rōdō Kumiai Renmei): the World Federation of Trade Unions (WTFU) 別世界 (べっせかい, bessekai): a different world, a separate world

Synonyms

• 天地 (てんち, tenchi): heaven and earth
• 宇宙 (うちゅう, uchū): the universe
• 自然 (しぜん, shizen): nature
• 万象 (ばんしょう, banshō): all things, all of the universe, every manifestation of nature
• 万物 (ばんぶつ, banbutsu): all things, all of the universe, every manifestation of nature

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Korean

Hanja in this word
世	界

Noun

世界 (segye)

1. Hanja form^? of 세계, “world”.

Synonyms

• 누리 (nuri)
• 세상 (sesang)

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Mandarin

simpl. and trad.
世界

Pronunciation

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• IPA: [ ʂɚ˥˩tɕiɛ˥˩ ]
• Homophones: 視界, 事界

Noun

世界 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin shìjiè)

1. world
   • John 1.10

     他在世界，世界也是借着他造的，世界却不认识他。

     Tā zài shìjiè, shìjiè yěshì jièzhe tā zào de, shìjiè què bù rènshi tā.

     He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.

Derived terms

• 全世界
• 世界人權宣言 (trad.), 世界人权宣言 (simp.)

External links

• Article on pinyin.info including history of 世界

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Min Nan

simpl. and trad.
世界

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ se˥˧kai˨˩ ]

Noun

世界 (traditional and simplified, POJ sè-kài)

1. world

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
世	界

Noun

世界

1. Hán form of thế giới, "world"