Japanese symbol for “worldview”
世界観
せかいかん
Romaji: sekaikan
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung
In Japanese, worldview is 世界観, read せかいかん (sekaikan).
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Meanings
- n worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung
- n setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 世界 | せかい sekai | the world; society; the universe |
| 世代 | せだい sedai | generation |
| 世紀 | せいき seiki | century |
| 世の中 | よのなか yononaka | society; the world; the times |
| 世間 | せけん seken | world; society; people |
| 世帯 | せたい setai | household; family |
| 業界 | ぎょうかい gyoukai | business world; business circles; (the) industry |
| 限界 | げんかい genkai | limit; bound |
| 観光 | かんこう kankou | sightseeing; tourism |
See also: Chinese symbol for “worldview”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.