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1 exact word match found in search '浮世'
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Most common form: 浮き世
noun
1. fleeting life; this transient world; floating world
2. sad world; world of grief and worry  (esp. 憂き世)
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7 words found beginning with '浮世'
Most common form: 浮き世は夢
expression
life is but a dream; this too shall pass; everything is transient  (see also: 浮世; proverb)
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noun
ukiyoe artist
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of the ukiyoe style
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Most common form: 浮世草紙
noun
(Edo-period variety of) realistic literature; popular stories of everyday life in the Edo period
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(same as above)
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noun
ukiyoe (color print of everyday life in the Edo period) (colour)
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unworldly; other-worldly; free from worldliness
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2 words found containing '浮世' in any position
Most common form: 浮き世は夢
expression
life is but a dream; this too shall pass; everything is transient  (see also: 浮世; proverb)
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expression, noun
the way of the world; the lay of the land; the inescapable circumstances (of life); (just) the way things are  (see also: 浮世)
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