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Kanji for World
The kanji for “world” is 世, read sei and written in 5 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
world
The world and the generations that carry it forward.
5 strokes On reading セイ、セ、ソウ (sei, se, sou) Kun reading よ (yo) JLPT N3
Dictionary meanings: generation, world, society, public
Readings used for names on Nazuke: se, sei, ze, toshi, yo
In Japan it appears in about 1,617 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
Names written with 世: Jose 穂世 · Joseph 恕世風 · Cel 世瑠 · Eze 永世 · Yon 世 · Asep 安世風 · Axel 愛久世瑠 · Ayse 愛生世 · Cele 世玲 · Gise 陽世 · Jorg 世瑠久 · Jorn 世瑠 and 146 more
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