うき
浮
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), (just) the way things are.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
うき
浮
よ
世
　
の
なら
習
　
い
 浮世の習い うきよのならい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

floating, float, rise to surface
う.く　フ　うき (Early Jr. High, N3)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
sincere, nourish, encase
フ　たまご　はぐく.む (Kentei 1)
paw radical
child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
こ　シ　ス (1st, N5)
complete, finish
リョウ　さとる (Late Jr. High, N2)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
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　ニチ　にっ (1st, N5)