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🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)

ゆー【世】

yuu

Pronunciation: [juː]

Definition

Noun

  1. Era; period; age; rule; time
    1. アメリカゆー【アメリカ世】
      amerika yuu
      "American era"
    2. やまとぅゆー【大和世】
      yamatu yuu
      "Japanese era"
    3. いくさゆー【戦世】
      ikusa yuu
      "War era", "War period", "War time"
  2. World; society

Etymology

Cognate with the standard Japanese term よ【世・代】 yo, meaning "world; society; age".

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OrthographyForm
Kanji世
Kanaゆー
Romanizationyuu
Pronunciation (IPA)[juː]

意味：じだい【時代】、よ【世・代】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, July 19). ゆー【世】 : yuu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, October 8, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/799/yuu/.