人世

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Chinese[edit]

man; person; people
 
life; age; generation
life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime
simp. and trad.
(人世)
anagram 世人

Pronunciation[edit]


Noun[edit]

人世

  1. the human world; the world of mortals
    離開人世离开人世  ―  líkāi rénshì  ―  to depart this world; to pass away
  2. (literary) life (i.e. human life)

Synonyms[edit]

  • (human world):

Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
じん
Grade: 1
せい
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Chinese 人世 (ȵiɪn ɕiᴇiH).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(じん)(せい) (jinsei

  1. the human world

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN