Word Meaning 世も末

よもすえ yo mo sue

世も末 is read as よもすえ (yo mo sue) and means the end of the world.

Meaning

English

the end of the world
the world is beyond saving
there's no hope for the future
this degenerate age
what is this world coming to

Reading

Kana

よもすえ

Romaji

yo mo sue

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Proverb ✓ Rank 79729 Priority M

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

世紀末

せいきまつ

end of a century (esp. 19th)

世界終末時計

せかいしゅうまつとけい

doomsday clock

世紀末的

せいきまつてき

fin-de-siècle

末世

まっせ

age of the decline of Buddhism

末の世

すえのよ

degenerate world

世論

せろん

public opinion

世相

せそう

social conditions

世界大戦

せかいたいせん

world war

世界観

せかいかん

setting (for a fictional work)

世直し

よなおし

world reformation

世話役

せわやく

mediator

世情

せじょう

the ways of the world

Example Sentences

こんな馬鹿が首相とか世も末だな。

The world would end if such an idiot were prime minister.