せかい
Meanings
Noun
1. the world; society; the universe
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 (145 in total)
best in the world
around the world; throughout the world
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
the whole universe (of a billion worlds) that Buddha enlightened
parallel world; parallel universe
the whole universe (of a billion worlds) that Buddha enlightened; the whole wide world
world peace
global scale; worldwide scale
moon; lunar world; Tsukisekai; pale yellow rectangular sweet (Toyama city specialty)
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
world line; parallel universe (in fiction); parallel world; alternative reality
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
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
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
to have one's horizons broadened
inner psychological world; mental world; spiritual world
entire world; whole world; world stage
world map
World Heritage (site)
round-the-world trip; circumnavigation; globe-trotting
world's first; first in the world
world-leading
world situation; world affairs
world government
world record
snowscape
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
sekai-kei (genre of manga, anime, etc.)
prehistoric age
one's world within; one's inner world
world domination; global domination
worldwide financial crisis; global depression
globe-trotting; traveling (around) the world
civilized world; civilised world
world state; world federation
new world record
world champion
World Health Organization; WHO
Sukhavati; Amitabha's Pure Land; land of Perfect Bliss
(major) world religion (i.e. Christianity, Buddhism, Islam)
world-historical
Seven Wonders of the World
Great Depression (1929-1939)
global market
World Championships in Athletics
everyday world
world record holder
new world record
worlds of the ten directions
universality
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
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
the four great civilizations of the world (China, Babylon, India, and Egypt; as put forward by Chinese scholar Liang Qichao in 1900)
global language; world language; languages of the world; world languages
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 (199 in total)
What a small world!
I want to travel around the world.
You are the light of the world.