8 results for 浮世
Noun
fleeting life; this transient world; floating world
sad world; world of grief and worry
esp. 憂き世
the world of the living; this life; this world; the present world
(the world of the) red light districts
Also written 浮き世【うきよ】、憂き世【うきよ】
Nounukiyo-e; ukiyoe; Edo-period woodblock print
Nounukiyo-zōshi; Edo-period genre of literature depicting everyday life of the merchant class
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verbotherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
Nounukiyo-e artist
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)life is but a dream; this too shall pass; everything is transient
NounThe Bathhouse of the Floating World (humorous book by Shikitei Sanba)
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Nounthe way of the world; the lay of the land; the inescapable circumstances (of life); (just) the way things are