せかい

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of せかい – see the following entry.

【世界】

[noun] world

[noun] a metaphorical world (how one lives one's life)

[noun] society, the times

[noun] a realm, a circle, a sphere

[noun] (Buddhism) the four inner realms of 須弥山 (Shumisen)

[noun] (Buddhism) realm governed by a buddha

[noun] (Buddhism) space, universe

[noun] (tarot) the World

[proper noun] a female given name

[proper noun] a surname

(This term, せかい, is an alternative spelling of the above Sino-Japanese term.)