Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 現世(げんせい) in Japanese

現世, 現し世
Kana Reading
げんせい, げんせ, げんぜ, うつしよ
Romaji
gensei, gense, genze, utsushiyo
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    present world; present age; transient world; life
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    recent epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)


Kanji in this word

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 3

11 strokes

present, existing, actual

On'Yomi: ゲン

Kun'Yomi: あらわ.れる, あらわ.す, うつつ, うつ.つ

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