Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun

    the way of the world; the lay of the land; the inescapable circumstances (of life)

Also written 世のならい【よのならい】

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Characters in this word

2
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generation, world, society, public

Kun
On
セイソウ
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
135 of 2500
Radical
one
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Used in names as

としゆき

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-5-2, 4-5-4, 4-4-2, 4-4-4SKIP code
0a5.37The Kanji Dictionary
4471.7Four corner code
1975deroo
4e16Unicode hex code
1-32-04JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
95Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
20New Nelson (John Haig)
3496New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4308Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2178Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2932Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
28Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
28Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
152A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
335Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
177Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
31Morohashi
327A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
252Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
252Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
263sakade
105Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
344henshall3
254Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
81crowley
156Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.13busy_people
13Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
28Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shi4Pinyin reading
seKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level
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Kun
なら.うなら.い
On
シュウジュ
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
706 of 2500
Radical
feather
WaniKani
Level 10

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-6-5SKIP code
4c7.11The Kanji Dictionary
1760.2Four corner code
3578deroo
7fd2Unicode hex code
1-29-12JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3675Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4681New Nelson (John Haig)
2667New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3306Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1711Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2324Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
574Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
616Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
665A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1468Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
320Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
28672PMorohashi
307A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
591Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
601Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
426sakade
238Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
323henshall3
373Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
201Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.3busy_people
1572Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
581Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xi2Pinyin reading
seubKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
10WaniKani level