人の世

Japanese

Kanji in this term
人 世
ひと
Grade: 1		 よ
Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Etymology

From 人 (hito, “person”) and 世 (yo, “world”) linked by the genitive の (no).

Phrase

人の世 (hiragana ひとのよ, rōmaji hito no yo)

  1. the human world
    • 松下幸之助 (Kōnosuke Matsushita)
      喜 (よろこ)びもよし、悲 (かな)しみもまたよし、人 (ひと)の世 (よ)は雲 (くも)の流 (なが)れの如 (ごと)し。
      Yorokobi mo yoshi, kanashimi mo mata yoshi, hito no yo wa kumo no nagare no gotoshi.
      (please add an English translation of this example)
  2. relationships between men and women
    • c. 1045-1068: Yoru no Nezame (volume 1)
      人の世のさまざまなるを見聞きつもるに、なを寝覺の御仲らひばかり、あさからぬ契ながら、世に心づくしなるためしは、ありがたくも有けるかな。
      [translit?]
      (please add an English translation of this usage example)

References

  • Sakakura, Atsuyoshi (1964) Nihon Koten Bungaku Taikei 78: Yoru no Nezame (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
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