Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 浮世草子(うきよぞうし) in Japanese

浮世草子, 浮世草紙
Kana Reading
うきよぞうし
Romaji
ukiyozōshi
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    (Edo-period variety of) realistic literature; popular stories of everyday life in the Edo period


Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

9 strokes

grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft

On'Yomi: ソウ

Kun'Yomi: くさ, くさ-, -ぐさ

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JLPT 3

10 strokes

floating, float, rise to surface, float, rise to surface

On'Yomi: フ

Kun'Yomi: う.く, う.かれる, う.かぶ, む, う.かべる

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JLPT 4

10 strokes

paper

On'Yomi: シ

Kun'Yomi: かみ

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JLPT 4

5 strokes

generation, world, society, public

On'Yomi: セイ, セ, ソウ

Kun'Yomi: よ, さんじゅう

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JLPT 5

3 strokes

child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

On'Yomi: シ, ス, ツ

Kun'Yomi: こ, -こ, ね

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