人世

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Chinese

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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

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  • (human world):
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Japanese

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

Etymology

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From Middle Chinese 人世 (ȵiɪn ɕiᴇiH).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(じん)(せい) (jinsei

  1. the human world

References

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  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