世の中

Word
世の中
Reading
よのなか
Level
N2
Part of speech
noun
Meaning
society, the world
Example

世の中はそんなに甘くない。 Things are not that easy in this world.

Confused with

世界 (world) - 世の中 specifically refers to human society and life, while 世界 is the physical world.

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