World
Society, Age, Generation
noun
The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well.
Since this word is made up of a single kanji, it uses the kun'yomi reading. Here's a mnemonic to help you to remember it:
Since you have generations of people making up this world, think of the rapper generation. What do they say all the time (obviously I don't know anything about rap)? They say "Yo yo yo!" (よ).
世につたえる
to pass on to the world
世にのこす
to leave something in the world
世に出る
to get out into the world
このアプリは、まだ世に出ていません。
This app still isn’t world famous.
この世に生きる人の一人としてリサイクルを本気でしてます。
As a member of this society I am serious about recycling.
川のあっちは「あの世」です。
The other side of the river is "another world."