人世

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Chinese

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

Pronunciation


Noun

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

  • (human world):

Japanese

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

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 人世 (ȵiɪn ɕiᴇiH).

Pronunciation

Noun

(じん)(せい) (jinsei

  1. the human world

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN