世 (Yo) is a Japanese noun meaning “world, society, public, life”.
Meanings
- nounworld; society; public
- nounlife; lifetime
- nounage; era; period; epoch; generation
- nounreign; rule
- nounthe times
- nounworld (of existence)
Examples
旅は道連れ世は情け。
No road is long with good company.
憎まれっ子世に憚る。
Ill weeds grow apace.
光が世にやって来た。
Light has come into the world.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).