世 — generation, world

世
Meaning
generation, world, society, public
On reading
セイseiセseソウsou
Kun reading
よyo
Strokes
5
Learned in
Grade 3 of elementary school in Japan

世 in names

When I turn a name into kanji, I use 世 for the sound “se” (せ), “yo” (よ) or “ze” (ぜ).

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Stroke order from KanjiVG © Ulrich Apel (CC BY-SA 3.0). Meanings and readings from KANJIDIC2 © EDRDG (CC BY-SA 4.0).