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塵世

塵世

See also: 尘世

Chinese

dust; dirt; earth
 
life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime
trad. (塵世)
simp. (尘世)

Noun

塵世

  1. the human world; the world of mortals

Synonyms

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
じん
Hyōgaiji
せい
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 塵世 (ɖˠiɪn ɕiᴇiH).

Pronunciation

Noun

塵世 (hiragana じんせい, romaji jinsei, historical hiragana ぢんせい)

  1. the human world

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9