世界中

世界中

Japanese

Kanji in this term
世	界	中
せ Grade: 3	かい Grade: 3	ちゅう > じゅう Grade: 1
goon	kan’on	on’yomi

Etymology

From 世界 (sekai, “world”) +‎ 中 (-jū, “all over, throughout”).

Phrase

世界中 (hiragana せかいじゅう, rōmaji sekaijū, historical hiragana せかいぢゆう)

1. throughout the world

Idioms

• 世 (せ)界 (かい)中 (じゅう)が白壁 (しらかべ)造 (づく)り (sekaijū ga shirakabezukuri): "all the world is plastered walls" → there are plenty more fish in the sea (in a positive sense, in reference to finding employment)

See also

• 洋 (よう)の東西 (とうざい)を問 (と)わず (yō no tōzai o towazu)