来世

See also: 來世

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 来世 – see 來世 (“future eras; future generations; etc.”). (This term, 来世, is the simplified form of 來世.)

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
来	世
らい Grade: 2	せ Grade: 3
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
來世 (kyūjitai)

Noun

来(らい)世(せ) • (raise) 

1. (Buddhism) the hereafter, the next world after death
   • 1949, 永井隆, この子を残して:

     来(らい)世(せ)はこの世(よ)の時(じ)間(かん)の延(えん)長(ちょう)ではない。

     Raise wa kono yo no jikan no enchō de wa nai.

     The next world is not an extension of our time in this one.