Word Meaning 世の中

よのなか yo no naka

世の中 is read as よのなか (yo no naka) and means society.

Meaning

English

  1. society
  2. the world
  3. the times

Reading

Kana

よのなか

Romaji

yo no naka

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Synonyms 社会,実社会,世間,世上,世俗,俗世,俗世間, Related Words 世界,世間,多くの人,人々,大衆,大勢,注目する,注目を集める Rank 3132 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

世界中

せかいじゅう

around the world

在世中

ざいせいちゅう

during one's lifetime

中世

ちゅうせい

Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods)

永世中立国

えいせいちゅうりつこく

permanently neutral country

中世史

ちゅうせいし

mediaeval history

永世中立

えいせいちゅうりつ

permanent neutrality

中世都市

ちゅうせいとし

medieval city (in Europe)

世代

せだい

generation

世界

せかい

realm governed by one Buddha

世話人

せわにん

sponsor

世間

せけん

world

世話

せわ

sewamono (Edo-period drama about contemporary life)

Example Sentences

10

よのなかはかわりつづけている。

The world keeps changing.

Society is unfair, isn't it?

It's a grim world.

This is a rough world we are living in.

Money is everything.

The world is unfair.

The world is full of incompetent doctors.

The world is a warm place.

It's a small world.

The world has changed.