Question

世 よ、さんじゅう generation, world, society, public 4 135 5 1 いち 象形 Pictographic 3 tens = generation.

Accepted Answer

セイ、セ、ソウ とし, ゆ, ゆき 世論(よろん): public opinion世界(せかい): the world; society; the universe世代(せだい): generation; the world; the age世紀(せいき): century; era世帯(せたい): household; home; family; housekeeping世話(せわ): looking after; help; aid; assistance世の中(よのなか): society; the world; the times世間(せけん): world; society中世(ちゅうせい): Middle Ages; mediaeval times出世(しゅっせ): success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminenceお世辞(おせじ): flattery; compliment見世物(みせもの): show; exhibition; spectacleお世話になる(おせわになる): to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted; to be grateful世辞(せじ): flattery; complimentお世話(おせわ): help; aid; assistance 3 廿: twenty; 20 一 1 (none) generation They SAY a generation is ten+ten+ten years, with the big first ten providing a grounding, and the next ten providing a little more grounding for the final ten. But I wish the next generation didn´t always SAY "yo!". (ON reading is SEI, KUN reading is yo).

Kanji	世
Onyomi	セイ、セ、ソウ
Kunyomi	よ、さんじゅう
Nanori	とし, ゆ, ゆき
English	generation, world, society, public
Examples	世論(よろん): public opinion 世界(せかい): the world; society; the universe 世代(せだい): generation; the world; the age 世紀(せいき): century; era 世帯(せたい): household; home; family; housekeeping 世話(せわ): looking after; help; aid; assistance 世の中(よのなか): society; the world; the times 世間(せけん): world; society 中世(ちゅうせい): Middle Ages; mediaeval times 出世(しゅっせ): success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence お世辞(おせじ): flattery; compliment 見世物(みせもの): show; exhibition; spectacle お世話になる(おせわになる): to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted; to be grateful 世辞(せじ): flattery; compliment お世話(おせわ): help; aid; assistance
JLPT Level	4
Jouyou Grade	3
Frequency	135
Components	廿: twenty; 20
Number of Strokes	5
Kanji Radical	一
Radical Number	1
Radical Strokes	1
Radical Reading	いち
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	象形 Pictographic
Keyword	generation
Koohii Story 1	3 tens = generation.
Koohii Story 2	They SAY a generation is ten+ten+ten years, with the big first ten providing a grounding, and the next ten providing a little more grounding for the final ten. But I wish the next generation didn´t always SAY "yo!". (ON reading is SEI, KUN reading is yo).

World Generation Public Society Aid Assistance Times Flattery