Word Meaning 浮世
うきよ
ukiyo
浮世 is read as うきよ (ukiyo) and means (the world of the) red light districts.
Meaning
English
- (the world of the) red light districts
- sad world
- world of grief and worry
- fleeting life
- this transient world
- floating world
- the world of the living
- this life
Reading
Kana
うきよ
Romaji
ukiyo
Writing Variants
- 浮き世 うきよ ukiyo
- 浮世 ふせい fusei
- 憂き世 うきよ ukiyo