JLPT N4 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.
世 means generation, world, society. It is a JLPT N4 kanji written in 5 strokes, read よ or せい or せ. It is a pictograph: the character began as a picture of the thing itself, so it does not break down into smaller parts. It appears in 世界 (world) and 世話 (looking after).
世 is written in 5 strokes, in the order numbered below. Order matters: it is what makes handwriting legible, and it is how the character is looked up in a paper dictionary.
世 breaks into 1 part.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 世界 | せかい | world |
| 世話 | せわする | looking after |
| 中世 | ちゅうせい | Middle Ages / medieval times |
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