Word Meaning 世俗 (Sezoku): Secularity, the World

Meaning

English

secularity
the world
the (common) people
the masses
worldly things
common customs
ordinary life
popular taste

Reading

Kana

せぞく

Romaji

sezoku

Writing Variants

世俗せいぞく seizoku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Synonyms 社会,実社会,世間,世上,俗世,俗世間,世,世の中 Rank 8410 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

世俗国家

せぞくこっか

secular state

世俗主義

せぞくしゅぎ

secularism

世俗化

せぞくか

secularization

世俗的

せぞくてき

worldly

世俗心

せぞくしん

worldliness

世俗的ヒューマニズム

せぞくてきひゅーまにずむ

secular humanism

超世俗的

ちょうせぞくてき

unworldly

俗世間

ぞくせけん

ordinary world

俗世界

ぞくせかい

everyday world

俗世

ぞくせ

this world

世紀

せいき

century

世紀末

せいきまつ

end of a century (esp. 19th)

Example Sentences

1

だが、概ね天皇は世俗権力を追求することなく存続してきたようです。

However, in general, it seems that the Emperors had continued without seeking worldly power.