この世（このよ）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: this world
Example sentences
- この世に生きる喜びを感じる。 — I feel the joy of being alive in this world.
- この世の美しさを味わう。 — I savor the beauty of this world.
Idioms & proverbs containing “この世”
- あの世千日この世一日 (あのよせんにちこのよいちにち) — a day in life is better than a thousand days in the afterlife; better one day in this world than a thousand in the next
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- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
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