LingakuFrequency rank: 4,400. – 4,405.
- society; the world; the times
expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.); noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
Generated definitions (experimental)
- society
- the world
- the times
This meaning is used to refer to the collective group of people living in a structured community, highlighting social interactions and the organization of individuals.
This usage emphasizes the global aspect or the entire planet we live on, often in a philosophical or broad sense.
This meaning focuses on the current state of affairs, trends, or cultural phenomena present in a given era.
Generated collocations (experimental)
よのなか世の中をみる見るto see the worldよのなか世の中のながれ流れthe flow of societyよのなか世の中のじょうきょう状況the state of the worldよのなか世の中をかえる変えるto change the worldよのなか世の中でいきる生きるto live in the worldよのなか世の中をたびする旅するto travel the worldよのなか世の中のきびし厳しさthe harshness of societyよのなか世の中のじょうしき常識common sense in societyよのなか世の中のひとびと人々people of the worldよのなか世の中のふうちょう風潮the trend of societyよのなか世の中のしんじつ真実the truth of the world
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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For better or for worse, television has changed the world.
She tries to keep up with what is going on in the world.
She talks as if she knew everything under the sun.
He was anxious to finish school and make his own way in the world.
He talks as if he knew everything under the sun.
Aged people like to keep the world the way it is. On the other hand young people love to change the world.
You're overly reliant on people. You'll never make it in the world that way.
Honesty does not always pay. Such is the way of the world.