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世の中

Society

Meaning

Society, The World

Word Type

noun

Explanation

The middle of the world is the society. It's what holds everything together, for us humans. You can also call it the world.

Reading

よのなか

Explanation

The readings are the kun'yomi readings. Why? Because this word is really two separate words connected together into one bigger word. You know the kun'yomi readings from vocab practice in previous levels.

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

世の中に広める
to spread in the world
世の中に出回る
to arrive on the market, to go around society
世の中にある
to exist in the world
世の中の人
person of society
世の中のニーズ
the needs of society
世の中のルール
rules of society
世の中を知る
to know the world
世の中を見る
to see the world
世の中をかえる
to change the world

Context Sentences

世の中には、色々な人がいます。

There are all kinds of people in the world.

それが世の中のルールだ。

That is the rule of society.

この世の中は、安全だと言えるのでしょうか？

Could we say that this world is safe?

Kanji Composition