Memory phrase for the character: 世

世

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Meaning

world, generation, age

Pronunciation

 SEI, SE
yo

Explanation

 Left: corner ∟, right: twenty 廿 (= two connected 'tens' 十)

Mnemonic
 
From the corner (= the old) it arises every twenty (years) a new generation or world.

Radicals

一 oneSimply one stroke for "one".
∟ corner
廿 twentyTwo connected "ten" 十 means twenty (This radical 艹 can not be used for 20 as it is already used for plant/grass.)
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 Vocabulary

世間 せけん  world, society, public
世界 せかい  the world, society, the universe
お世辞 おせじ  flattery, compliment
世の中 よのなか  society, the world, the times
世紀 せいき  century, era
中世 ちゅうせい  Middle Ages, mediaeval times
世 よ  world, society, age, generation
世代 せだい  generation, the world, the age
世帯 せたい  household

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