Word Meaning 浮世草子

うきよぞうし ukiyozoushi

浮世草子 is read as うきよぞうし (ukiyozoushi) and means ukiyo-zōshi.

Meaning

English

ukiyo-zōshi
Edo-period genre of literature depicting everyday life of the merchant class

Reading

Kana

うきよぞうし

Romaji

ukiyozoushi

Writing Variants

浮世草紙 うきよぞうし ukiyozoushi

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 119726 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

微塵子浮草

みじんこうきくさ

Asian watermeal (Wolffia globosa)

浮世

うきよ

(the world of the) red light districts

浮世絵

うきよえ

ukiyo-e

浮世の習い

うきよのならい

the way of the world

浮世絵師

うきよえし

ukiyo-e artist

浮世は夢

うきよはゆめ

life is but a dream

草食男子

そうしょくだんし

man who doesn't adhere to traditional masculinity, esp. with women and careers

浮世離れ

うきよばなれ

otherworldliness

浮草稼業

うきぐさかぎょう

precarious trade

浮世風呂

うきよぶろ

The Bathhouse of the Floating World (humorous book by Shikitei Sanba)

草食系男子

そうしょくけいだんし

man who doesn't adhere to traditional masculinity, esp. with women and careers

仮名草子

かなぞうし

kanazōshi