世俗
せぞく、せいぞく
sezoku
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- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) worldly things; common customs; ordinary life; popular taste
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) the world; the (common) people; the masses
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
secularity
see: 世俗主義
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
彼は世俗的な成功には無関心だ。
kare ha sezoku teki na seikou ni ha mu kanshin da 。
He is indifferent to worldly success.
幸福と言うものを世俗的な成功と言う点から考えるのは間違っていた。
koufuku to iu mono wo sezoku teki na seikou to iu ten kara kangaeru no ha machigaxtsu te i ta 。
It was wrong to try to judge happiness in terms of worldly success.
気違いじみた愚かな世俗の競争から逃れたい。
kichigai jimi ta oroka na sezoku no kyousou kara nogare tai 。
I want to get away from the rat race.
だが、概ね天皇は世俗権力を追求することなく存続してきたようです。
da ga 、 oomune ten'nou ha sezoku kenryoku wo tsuikyuu suru koto naku sonzoku shi te ki ta you desu 。
However, in general, it seems that the Emperors had continued without seeking worldly power.