Kanji: 世

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N4 (upper beginner level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 8 (completion of 3rd grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 3rd grade in Japan
Radical:	一 Radical name: いち
Meaning:	Generation, world, society, public
Usage:	Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 150 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N4	世界(せかい)	the world
N4	世話(せわ)する	to look after
N3	世紀(せいき)	century, era
N3	世間(せけん)	world, society
N3	世話(せわ)	looking after, help, aid, assistance
N3	世(よ)の中(なか)	society, the world, the times
N2	中世(ちゅうせい)	Middle Ages, mediaeval times
N1	お世辞(せじ)	flattery, compliment
N1	出世(しゅっせ)	promotion, successful career, eminence
N1	世辞(せじ)	flattery, compliment
N1	世帯(せたい)	household
N1	世代(せだい)	generation, the world, the age
N1	世論(せろん)	public opinion
N1	世(よ)	world, society, age, generation