浮世

うきよ · also ふせい

fleeting life; this transient world; floating world; sad world

Also written 浮き世、憂き世、うき世、憂世

Meaning

n
fleeting life; this transient world; floating world
n
sad world; world of grief and worry
n
the world of the living; this life; this world; the present world
n
(the world of the) red light districts

Example sentences

浮世の心配事のない人はない。

No one is free from worldly cares.
あなたは浮き世の悩みがないような顔をしている。

You look as if you don't have a care in the world.