よ
世
　
の
なら
習
　
い

expression, noun

  1. the way of the world, the lay of the land, the inescapable circumstances (of life).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
よ
世
　
の
なら
習
　
い
 世の習い よのならい
よ
世
　
の
　
な
　
ら
　
い
 世のならい よのならい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

generation, world, society
セ　よ　セイ (3rd, N4)
twenty
にじゅう　ジュウ　ニュウ (Kentei Pre-1)
fishhook radical(乙) variant
learn
シュウ　なら.う　ジュ (3rd, N4)
feathers, counter for birds, rabbits
はね　は　ば (2nd, N2)
learn(習) variant
hooked enclosure
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ　こおり (Kentei 1)
white
しろ　ハク　しら- (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)