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{{character info}}
==Translingual==
{{stroke order|strokes=5}}
{{stroke order|type=animate}}

===Han character===
{{Han char|rn=1|rad=一|as=04|sn=5|four=44717|canj=PT|ids=⿻廿𠃊}}

====Derived characters====
* {{l|mul|[[伳]], [[呭]], [[𪣅]], [[𡛶]], [[怈]], [[抴]], [[泄]], [[迣]], [[枻]], [[𬆑]], [[玴]], [[䄁]], [[朑]], [[𤤙]], [[𥅋]], [[𥹑]], [[紲]]([[绁]]), [[袣]], [[𦐕]], [[𮎉]], [[𮓽]], [[𬡽]], [[詍]], [[𧺿]], [[跇]], [[𣫸]], [[鉪]], [[靾]], [[齛]]}}
* {{l|mul|[[𢺿]], [[㰥]], [[𦐞]], [[屉]], [[𢇸]], [[𦭓]], [[疶]], [[𬙚]], [[𫢫]], [[笹]], [[髰]], [[枼]], [[𭁫]], [[𬔛]], [[𠁀]], [[𭁯]], [[𧉺]], [[貰]]([[贳]]), [[𩊈]], [[屜]]}}

====Descendants====
* {{l|ja|せ}} {{q|[[hiragana|Hiragana]] character derived from [[man'yōgana]]}}
* {{l|ja|セ}} {{q|[[katakana|Katakana]] character derived from [[man'yōgana]]}}

===Further reading===
{{kangxi-ws|一部/四畫}}
{{Han ref|kx=0077.110|dkj=00031|dj=0155.020|hdz=10014.060|uh=4E16}}

==Chinese==
{{zh-forms|alt=丗-ancient,卋,㔺,𠀍,𠦔,𬆑}}

===Glyph origin===
{{Han etym}}
* {{liushu|p}} – three [[leaves]] on a branch. The derivative {{och-l|葉}} refers to the original word.
* {{liushu|ic}}: {{zh-etym-triple|十|ten}} - [[thirty]], such as a variant form {{och-l|丗}}. Thirty [[year]]s make one [[generation]] (thirty times twelve months gives 360 months). Compare {{och-l|廿|gloss=twenty|id-2}}.

===Etymology===
{{och-l|世}} is derived from iterative devoicing of {{och-l|葉|leaf|id=2}} + *''-s'' suffix, meaning successive foliages of a tree > generations. Compare {{cog|bo|ལོ་མ||leaf}}, Western {{cog|bo|ལོབ་མ||leaf}} and {{cog|bo|ལོ||year}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{zh-pron
|m=shì
|m-s=si4
|dg=шы3
|c=sai3
|c-t=sai1
|g=si4
|h=pfs=sṳ;gd=si4
|j=si3
|mb=si̿
|md=sié
|mn=ml,jj,tw:sì/xm,qz,jj,tw:sè
|mn_note=Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taiwan: sì - vernacular; sè - literary
|px=pt,xy:si4/pt,xy:se4
|px_note=si4 - vernacular; se4 - literary
|mn-t=si3
|w=sh:5sy
|x=shr4
|mc=y
|oc=y
|cat=n,adv,cls,a,pn
}}

===Definitions===
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# [[generation]]
#: {{zh-co|世代|generation}}
#: {{zh-co|德皇 ^威廉 二 世|Kaiser Wilhelm II}}
#* {{zh-x|子 曰：「如 有 王者，必 世 而 後 仁。」|The Master said, "If a truly royal ruler were to arise, it would still require a '''generation''', and then virtue would prevail."|ref=Analects}}
# {{lb|zh|literary|or in compounds}} for many [[generation]]s; spanning many generations
#: {{zh-co|世襲|to inherit; to succeed}}
#: {{zh-co|世仇|hereditary enemy}}
#* {{zh-x|下 武 維 ^周，世 有 哲 王。三 后 在 天，王 配 于 京。|Successors tread in the steps [of their predecessors] in our Zhou; '''for generations''' there had been wise kings. The three sovereigns were in heaven; and king [Wu] was their worthy successor in his capital.|ref=Shijing}}
# {{lb|zh|in terms of address}} [[longstanding]] [[friendship]] between [[two]] [[families]]; [[generation]]s of family friendship
#: {{zh-co|世伯|uncle (friend of one's father)}}
# [[lifetime]]; [[all]] [[one]]'s [[life]]; one's [[whole]] [[life]]
#: {{zh-co|一生一世|all one's life}}
#: {{zh-co|下世|next life|C}}
# [[era]]; [[period]]; [[time]]
#: {{zh-co|當今 之 世|at present; nowadays}}
#* {{zh-x|鴻荒 之 世，聖人 惡{wù} 之，是以 法 始 乎 ^伏犠{xī} 而 成 乎 ^堯。|The sages hated the primeval '''time'''. Thus, laws and institutions were established by {{w|Fuxi}} and were completed by {{w|King Yao|Yao}}.|ref=Fayan}}
# {{lb|zh|geology}} [[epoch]] {{gl|[[geochronologic]] unit}}
#: {{zh-co|全新世|holocene}}
# [[world]]; [[people]] in the world
#: {{zh-co|世界|world}}
#: {{zh-co|在世|alive}}
#* {{zh-x|世 稱 ^東方 生 之 盛 也，言 不 純 師，行 不 純 表，其 流風、遺書，蔑如 也。|The '''world''' lauds the exuberance of {{w|Dongfang Shuo}}'s life. But in speaking, he was not sincere enough to be a teacher, and in action, he was not a sincere enough to be a role model. The remnants of his writings that are still floating around should be discarded.|ref=Fayan}}
#* {{quote-book|yue|year=1863|translator=Charles Finney Preston|title=zh:《耶穌言行撮要俗話》|chapter=大旨言耶穌爲世之大光照臨萬國也|location=Guangzhou|publisher=雙門底福音堂|section={{lang|zh|約翰}} [John] 1:10}}
#*: {{zh-q|佢 也 曾 喺 世 嗻、世 係 佢 所 造{zou6}、世 就 唔 識 佢|He was in the '''world''', and the '''world''' was made by him, and the '''world''' knew him not.|C}}
# {{lb|zh|literary|or in compounds}} [[dynasty]]; [[regime]]
#* {{zh-x|問 今 是 何 世，乃 不知 有 ^漢，無論 ^魏 ^晉。|They asked what the current '''ruling dynasty''' was. Surprisingly, they had not even heard of the Han, let alone the Wei and the Jin.|CL|ref=''[[s:Tao hua yuan ji|The Peach Blossom Spring]] (桃花源記)'', by [[w:Tao Yuanming|Tao Yuanming]], '''421''' (Wiktionary translation)}}
#* {{zh-x|爰 自 麗 世 之 季，及至 我朝 之 初，屢 經 島夷 之 陸梁，寺 亦 焚燬。|tr={{lang|ko|원자여'''세'''지계<sup>{{small|([[-로|로]])}}</sup> 급지아조지초<sup>{{small|([[-히|히]])}}</sup> 누경도이지육량<sup>{{small|([[하다|하]][[-야|야]])}}</sup> 사역분훼<sup>{{small|([[-라|라]])}}</sup>}}<br>Won ja Yeo '''se''' ji gye{{small|[-ro]}}, geupji ajo ji cho{{small|[-hi]}}, nu gyeong doi ji yungnyang{{small|[-haya]}}, sa yeok bunhwe{{small|[-ra]}}.|From the end of the Goryeo '''dynasty''' to the early years of the present dynasty, [the area] suffered repeated incursions by the island savages, and the temple was also burnt and destroyed.|ref=Former inscription at Gunjasa Temple, {{w|Hamyang County}}, 1684|CL-KR}}
# {{lb|zh|literary|or in compounds}} [[year]]; [[age]]
# {{lb|zh|literary|or in compounds}} [[worldly]]; [[profane]]; [[secular]]
#: {{zh-co|人情世故|ways of the world}}
# {{surname|zh}}

====Synonyms====
* {{s|generation}} {{zh-l|代}}
* {{s|for many generations}}
{{syn-saurus|zh|代代}}
* {{s|lifetime}}
{{syn-saurus|zh|終生}}
* {{s|era}}
{{syn-saurus|zh|時期}}
* {{s|world}}
{{syn-saurus|zh|世界}}
* {{s|dynasty}}
{{syn-saurus|zh|朝廷}}

===Compounds===
{{der3|zh|一世|三世|上世|上新世|下世|不世|不偶世|世上|世世代代|世主|世事|世交|世人|世仇|世代|世伯|世侄|世俗|世傳|世儒|世兄|世典|世務|世及|世叔|世味|世嗣宦族|世外桃源|世好|世婦|世子|世家|世尊|世局|世居|世弟|世德|世恩錄|世情|世態|世故|世教|世新大學|世族|世業|世母|世法|世海他人|世父|世牒|世界|世系|世紀|世綵堂|世胄|世胙|世臺|世表|世襲|世論|世說新語|世誼|世講|世譜|世貿中心|世路|世運|世道|世醫|世間|世面|世風|並世|中世|中新世|九世之仇|亂世|二世|五世其昌|五濁惡世|人世|今世|來世|偷世竊名|傲世|傳世|傾世|元世祖|先世|入世|兩世姻緣|公諸於世|再世|冠世之才|出世|前世|勸世|化世|半世|即世|厭世|厲世摩鈍|去世|叔世|古新世|名世|命世|問世|喻世明言|在世|塵世|夙世冤家|夙世因緣|大同之世|夷世|奕世|媚世|季世|家世|宿世|就世|希世|平世|幻世|度世|後世|御世|忿世嫉俗|忿世嫉邪|怨世罵時|惑世盜名|慢世|憤世|應世|才為世出|故世|救世|敦世厲俗|明世|時世|時移世易|時移世異|時移世變|晚世|晻世|暮世|曠世|曲學阿世|末世|棄世|欺世亂俗|欺世惑俗|欺世盜名|欺世罔俗|欺世釣譽|永世|沒世|治世|泉世|洪積世|流傳於世|浮世|涉世|淑世|混世魔王|清世|渾世|濁世|濟世|濟時拯世|無補於世|玩世|現世|生生世世|用世|當世|疾世憤俗|百世|盛世|盜名欺世|盡世|知人論世|矯世|萬世|稀世|立世|累世|絕世|經世|緯世|繫世|聞名於世|背世|與世俯仰|與世偃仰|與世沉浮|與世浮沉|與世無爭|與世長辭|與世靡爭|舉世|華胥世|蓋世|處世|衰世|見世報|覺世|觀世音|詭辭欺世|謝世|譁世取寵|警世|超世之才|超世拔俗|超世絕俗|超世絕倫|身世|輕世傲物|轉世|辟世|辭世|迍邅之世|近世|逃世|逝世|逢世|逸世超群|遁世|過世|違世遁俗|遯世|遺世|避世|邁世|邪世|醒世|重世|釣名欺世|長世|閱世|降世|陰世|陽世|隔世|隨世沉浮|離世|面世|風世勵俗|驚世駭俗|高世|創世|老世陳|世衰道微|世變|世依}}

===References===
* {{R:yue:Hanzi}}

{{cat|cmn|Advanced Mandarin}}

==Japanese==

===Kanji===
{{ja-kanji|grade=3|rs=一04}}

====Readings====
{{ja-readings
|goon=せ
|kanon=せい
|kun=よ-
|nanori=とし, ゆ, ゆき
}}

====Compounds====
{{der-top|Compounds}}{{ja-r/multi|data=
* {{ja-r/args|世%界|せ%かい}}
* {{ja-r/args|世%紀|せい%き}}
* {{ja-r/args|世%辞|せ%じ}}
* {{ja-r/args|永%世|えい%せい}}
}}{{der-bottom}}

===Etymology 1===
{{ja-kanjitab|よ|yomi=k|alt=代}}
{{IPAfont|⟨yo<sub>2</sub>⟩}} → {{IPAchar|/yo/}}

From {{inh|ja|ojp|sort=よ|-}}, pronunciation is distinct from {{m|ja|夜|ts=yo<sub>1</sub>|t=night, nighttime}}.

Change in meaning of {{m|ja|節|tr=yo}}, in the sense of the bamboos and reeds bulging at certain intervals.<ref name="DJR"/>

====Pronunciation====
{{ja-pron|よ|acc=1|acc2=0|acc_ref=DJR|acc2_ref=DJR}}

====Noun====
{{ja-noun|よ}}

# [[world]], [[society]]
# this world, this {{w|life}}
#: {{synonyms|ja|俗世間|tr=zoku seken}}
# {{lb|ja|archaic}} [[generation]], [[age]], [[era]]
# [[lifetime]]
#: {{synonyms|ja|一生|tr=isshō}}
# [[lifespan]]
#: {{synonyms|ja|寿命|tr=jumyō}}
# [[time]] of [[year]], [[season]]
#: {{synonyms|ja|時節|tr=jisetsu|時期|tr2=jiki|折|tr3=ori}}
# [[relationship]] between a man and a woman
# [[period]] of a person leading as a [[patriarch]] {{rfv-sense|ja}}

=====Derived terms=====
{{der-top}}
* {{ja-r|神%世|かみ%よ}}
* {{ja-r|君が代|きみ が よ}}
* {{ja-r|世の中|よ の なか}}
{{der-bottom}}

===Etymology 2===
{{ja-kanjitab|せい|yomi=o}}
From {{der|ja|ltc|sort=せい|-}} {{ltc-l|世}}. The ''{{ll|ja|漢音|kan'on}}'' reading, so likely a later borrowing.

====Counter====
{{ja-pos|counter|せい}}

# [[generation]]
#: {{ja-usex|ルパン三'''世'''|^ルパン-さん'''せい'''|{{w|Lupin the Third|Lupin the '''Third'''}}}}

====Suffix====
{{ja-pos|suffix|せい}}

# {{lb|ja|geology|sort=せい}} [[epoch]]

====Proper noun====
{{ja-pos|proper|せい}}

# {{given name|ja|female|sort=せい}}

===References===
<references/>

==Korean==

===Etymology===
From {{der|ko|ltc|sort=세|-}} {{ltc-l|世}}.
{{hanja-ety
|dk={{okm-inline|솅〮|syéy}}
|m={{okm-inline|셰〯|syěy}}
|mh={{okm-inline|누리〮|nwùlí}}
|ml=人類#중01A
|m3={{okm-inline|셰|syey}}
|m3h={{okm-inline|[[ᅀᅵᆫ간|인간]]|inkan}}
}}

===Pronunciation===
{{ko-hanja-pron|세|l=y}}

===Hanja===
{{ko-hanja-search}}
{{ko-hanja|[[인간]]([[人間]])|세}}

# {{hanja form of|세|[[world]]}}
# {{hanja form of|세|[[lineage]]; [[generation]]}}

====Compounds====
{{der-top3|Compounds}}{{ko-l/multi|data=
* {{ko-l/args|세가|世家}}
* {{ko-l/args|세간|世間}}
* {{ko-l/args|세계|世界}}
* {{ko-l/args|세기|世紀}}
* {{ko-l/args|세대|世代}}
* {{ko-l/args|세도|世道}}
* {{ko-l/args|세로|世路}}
* {{ko-l/args|세사|世事}}
* {{ko-l/args|세상|世上}}
* {{ko-l/args|세상|世相}}
* {{ko-l/args|세속|世俗}}
* {{ko-l/args|세습|世襲}}
* {{ko-l/args|세자|世子}}
* {{ko-l/args|세정|世情}}
* {{ko-l/args|^세조|世祖}}
* {{ko-l/args|^세종|世宗}}
* {{ko-l/args|세칭|世稱}}
* {{ko-l/args|세태|世態}}
* {{ko-l/args|세파|世波}}
* {{ko-l/args|세평|世評}}
* {{ko-l/args|개세|慨世}}
* {{ko-l/args|개세|蓋世}}
* {{ko-l/args|거세|擧世}}
* {{ko-l/args|격세|隔世}}
* {{ko-l/args|경세|經世}}
* {{ko-l/args|근세|近世}}
* {{ko-l/args|금세|今世}}
* {{ko-l/args|기세|棄世}}
* {{ko-l/args|기세|欺世}}
* {{ko-l/args|[[난세]]/[[란세]]|亂世}}
* {{ko-l/args|[[내세]]/[[래세]]|來世}}
* {{ko-l/args|[[누세]]/[[루세]]|累世}}
* {{ko-l/args|도세|渡世}}
* {{ko-l/args|돈세|遯世}}
* {{ko-l/args|둔세|遁世}}
* {{ko-l/args|별세|別世}}
* {{ko-l/args|사세|斯世}}
* {{ko-l/args|섭세|涉世}}
* {{ko-l/args|성세|盛世}}
* {{ko-l/args|속세|俗世}}
* {{ko-l/args|시세|時世}}
* {{ko-l/args|신세|身世}}
* {{ko-l/args|아세|阿世}}
* {{ko-l/args|염세|厭世}}
* {{ko-l/args|위세|緯世}}
* {{ko-l/args|이세|二世}}
* {{ko-l/args|일세|一世}}
* {{ko-l/args|절세|絶世}}
* {{ko-l/args|제세|濟世}}
* {{ko-l/args|조세|早世}}
* {{ko-l/args|중세|中世}}
* {{ko-l/args|진세|塵世}}
* {{ko-l/args|처세|處世}}
* {{ko-l/args|치세|治世}}
* {{ko-l/args|피세|避世}}
* {{ko-l/args|행세|行世}}
* {{ko-l/args|혁세|奕世}}
* {{ko-l/args|현세|現世}}
* {{ko-l/args|후세|後世}}
* {{ko-l/args|희세|希世}}
* {{ko-l/args|희세|稀世}}
* {{ko-l/args|세계관|世界觀}}
* {{ko-l/args|세계어|世界語}}
* {{ko-l/args|세계적|世界的}}
* {{ko-l/args|세기말|世紀末}}
* {{ko-l/args|세상사|世上事}}
* {{ko-l/args|세속적|世俗的}}
* {{ko-l/args|관세음|觀世音}}
* {{ko-l/args|구세군|救世軍}}
* {{ko-l/args|구세주|救世主}}
* {{ko-l/args|불세출|不世出}}
* {{ko-l/args|신세대|新世代}}
* {{ko-l/args|왕세손|王世孫}}
* {{ko-l/args|왕세자|王世子}}
* {{ko-l/args|은세계|銀世界}}
* {{ko-l/args|일세기|一世紀}}
* {{ko-l/args|창세기|創世記}}
* {{ko-l/args|처세술|處世術}}
* {{ko-l/args|처세훈|處世訓}}
* {{ko-l/args|기개세|氣蓋世}}
* {{ko-l/args|여세마둔|厲世摩鈍}}
* {{ko-l/args|염세주의|厭世主義}}
* {{ko-l/args|기성세대|旣成世代}}
}}{{der-bottom}}

===References===
* {{R:hanjadoc|19}}

==Okinawan==

===Kanji===
{{ryu-kanji|rs=一04}}

====Readings====
{{ryu-readings
|kun=ゆー-
|on=し
}}

====Compounds====
{{der-top|Compounds}}
* {{ryu-r|アメリカ%世|アメリカ%-ゆー}}: [[American]] [[era]] or rule over the Okinawan Islands
* {{ryu-r|戦%世|いくさ%ゆー}}: [[wartime]], [[war]] [[era]], [[war]] [[period]]
* {{ryu-r|世%界|し%けー}}: [[world]], [[society]]
* {{ryu-r|大和%世|やまとぅ%-ゆー}}: [[Japanese]] [[era]] or rule over the Okinawan Islands
{{der-bottom}}

===Etymology===
{{ryu-kanjitab|ゆー|yomi=k}}
Cognate with mainland {{cog|ja|世|tr=yo}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|ryu|[juː]|sort=ゆう}}

===Noun===
{{ryu-head|noun|ゆー}}

# [[age]], [[era]], [[period]], [[time]]; [[rule]]
# [[world]], [[society]]

====Derived terms====
{{ryu-r/multi|data=
* {{ryu-r/args|アメリカ%世|アメリカ%-ゆー}}: [[American]] [[era]] or rule over the Okinawan Islands
* {{ryu-r/args|戦%世|いくさ%ゆー}}: [[wartime]], [[war]] [[era]], [[war]] [[period]]
* {{ryu-r/args|大和%世|やまとぅ%-ゆー}}: [[Japanese]] [[era]] or rule over the Okinawan Islands
}}

===References===
* {{R:JLect|ゆー【世】|799|yuu}}

==Vietnamese==

===Han character===
{{vi-readings|hanviet=thế|nom=thế,thá,thé,thể|rs=一04}}

# {{rfdef|vi|sort=一04}}

===References===
* [http://nomfoundation.org/common/nom_details.php?codepoint=4e16 Nom Foundation]