Word Meaning 厭世

えんせい ensei

厭世 is read as えんせい (ensei) and means weariness with life.

Meaning

English

weariness with life
world-weariness
pessimism

Reading

Kana

えんせい

Romaji

ensei

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 準1級 Antonyms 楽天 Rank 145503 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

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厭世的

えんせいてき

sick of life

厭世家

えんせいか

pessimist

厭世主義

えんせいしゅぎ

pessimism

厭世観

えんせいかん

pessimistic view of life

厭世自殺

えんせいじさつ

killing oneself out of despair (for life)

厭世悲観者

えんせいひかんしゃ

pessimist

厭らしい

やらしい

unpleasant

現世

げんぜ

current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)

救世

くせ

salvation

世

よ

the times

中世

ちゅうせい

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

出世

しゅっせ

success in life