世
N1よ yo
- world
- society
- age
- generation
noun
Chinese meanings
社会;世间
Examples
- 新聞は世の動向を左右する。Newspapers influence the current of time.报纸左右社会动向。
- 光が世にやって来た。Light has come into the world.光来到了世间。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('9413788b34'); // 世
{
"id": "9413788b34",
"word": "世",
"reading": "よ",
"romaji": "yo",
"meanings": [
"world",
"society",
"age",
"generation"
],
"level": "N1",
"pos": [
"n"
],
"jmdict_id": 1605810,
"examples": [
{
"ja": "新聞は世の動向を左右する。",
"furigana": "{新聞|しんぶん}は{世|よ}の{動向|どうこう}を{左右|さゆう}する。",
"en": "Newspapers influence the current of time.",
"tatoeba_id": 145130
},
{
"ja": "光が世にやって来た。",
"furigana": "{光|ひかり}が{世|よ}にやって{来|き}た。",
"en": "Light has come into the world.",
"tatoeba_id": 174089
}
],
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "fb74ea85641330815e88999c26a62a754eeedcfe60fbfec0e7c5a54028293bf0",
"meanings": [
"社会",
"世间"
],
"examples": [
{
"ja": "新聞は世の動向を左右する。",
"zh": "报纸左右社会动向。"
},
{
"ja": "光が世にやって来た。",
"zh": "光来到了世间。"
}
],
"references": [
"upstream vocab/n1/9413788b34",
"JMdict ent_seq 1605810; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "bb052f315a6dc89408aaac247ec2f29dc6732005b0f2bc96af9878ee67c64bbb"
}
}