セカイ
Meanings
Noun
1. the world; society; the universe
Is this what they call the real world?
2. sphere; circle; world
Adjective (の)
3. world-renowned; world-famous
Noun
Buddhist
4. realm governed by one Buddha; space
original meaning
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (146 in total)
sekai-kei (genre of manga, anime, etc.)
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
best in the world
snowscape
around the world; throughout the world
world line; parallel universe (in fiction); parallel world; alternative reality
the whole world
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
world conquest; world domination; taking over the world
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
parallel world; parallel universe
virtual world
Old World (i.e. Asia, Africa, Europe)
world's largest
end of the world; farthest corner of the earth
world history; international history
world peace
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
inner psychological world; mental world; spiritual world
entire world; whole world; world stage
world map
global scale; worldwide scale
World Heritage (site)
world's first; first in the world
round-the-world trip; circumnavigation; globe-trotting
world-leading
world situation; world affairs
world government
moon; lunar world
world record
the whole universe (of a billion worlds) that Buddha enlightened; the whole wide world
world economy; international economy
world-class; (of) high global reputation
other worlds
Second World
cosmopolitan; world citizen
this world
domination of the world; world hegemony; world domination
world championship
picture of the world; world picture; image of the world; Weltbild
globally; on the global stage; on a worldwide level
world domination; global domination
sekai-kei (genre of manga, anime, etc.)
sekai-kei (genre of manga, anime, etc.)
prehistoric age
one's world within; one's inner world
worldwide financial crisis; global depression
civilized world; civilised world
globe-trotting; traveling (around) the world
world champion
world state; world federation
new world record
World Health Organization; WHO
the whole universe (of a billion worlds) that Buddha enlightened
Sukhavati; Amitabha's Pure Land; land of Perfect Bliss
(major) world religion (i.e. Christianity, Buddhism, Islam)
world-historical
Great Depression (1929-1939)
Seven Wonders of the World
global market
World Championships in Athletics
everyday world
new world record
world record holder
worlds of the ten directions
universality
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
international language; world language; global lingua franca; constructed international auxiliary language (e.g. Esperanto)
Heibonsha World Encyclopedia
the free world (historically as opposed to the Communist bloc)
space-time; space-time continuum
world of the lost; human realm; this world
world city; global city
global policeman (e.g. the USA); world police
cosmopolitanism
world natural heritage site
global language; world language; languages of the world; world languages
the four great civilizations of the world (China, Babylon, India, and Egypt; as put forward by Chinese scholar Liang Qichao in 1900)
World Wide Fund for Nature; WWF
Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana (2003 song by SMAP)
world recession
world financial crisis (2007-2008); global financial crisis; GFC
World Trade Organization (Organisation); WTO
main currents (the trend) of thinking in the world
world coordinate; WC
international exposition; world expo
world expo; world fair
umwelt; self-centered world
Unification Church (kor: Tongil Gyohoe); The Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity
World Council of Churches; WCC
World Federation of Trade Unions; WFTU
focus of the trade routes of the world
possible-world model
World Meteorological Organization (Organisation); WMO
World Intellectual Property Organization (Organisation); WIPO
World Conference of Religions for Peace
Universal Time; UT
world coordinates; WC
global information infrastructure; GII
international telephone number
citizen of the world; world citizen
World Calendar
poverty is the greatest motivator; poverty is the mother of invention
world point
golden-hued realm; golden world
small world; miniature; microcosmos
world population; global population
World Federation of United Nations Associations
World Shorinji Kempo Organization
World Institute for Development Economics Research
World Environment Organization
World Tourism Organization
World Nuclear Association; WNA
World Nuclear University; WNU
Industrial Workers of the World; IWW
World Resources Institute
International Political Science Association
World Conference on Earthquake Engineering
World Association for Infant Mental Health; WAIMH
World Anti-Communist League
World Council of Comparative Education Societies; WCCES
World Fellowship of Buddhists
World Health Assembly
World Fellowship of Buddhists
World Medical Association; WMA
World Customs Organization; WCO
World Youth Day; WYD
Examples (200 in total)
The world is vast.
What a small world!
I want to travel around the world.