Languages › Japanese Japanese Word of the Day: "Sekai" Share Flipboard Email Print vjanez/Getty Images Japanese Essential Japanese Vocabulary History & Culture Japanese Grammar By Namiko Abe Namiko Abe Japanese Language Expert B.A., Kwansei Gakuin University Namiko Abe is a Japanese language teacher and translator, as well as a Japanese calligraphy expert. She has been a freelance writer for nearly 20 years. Learn about our Editorial Process Updated on February 11, 2019 Word of the Day: Sekai Meaning: The world; The earth Japanese Characters: 世界 （せかい） Example: Watashi wa sekai chizu o miru no ga suki da.私は世界地図を見るのが好きだ。 Translation: I like looking at the map of the world. More Word of the Day: Previous word Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Abe, Namiko. "Japanese Word of the Day: "Sekai"." ThoughtCo, Aug. 28, 2020, thoughtco.com/sekai-meaning-and-characters-2028416. Abe, Namiko. (2020, August 28). Japanese Word of the Day: "Sekai". Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/sekai-meaning-and-characters-2028416 Abe, Namiko. "Japanese Word of the Day: "Sekai"." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/sekai-meaning-and-characters-2028416 (accessed March 30, 2023). copy citation