Where does “うきよ” come from?

うきよ (Japanese) comes from Japanese 世, from Middle Chinese 世.

うきよ (Japanese): gloomy, depressing world or life

Definitions

  1. gloomy, depressing world or life

Ancestry of “うきよ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese世world, society; this world, this life;...
2Middle Chinese世—

Words derived from “うきよ”

Every word from Middle Chinese 世 →Every word from Japanese 世 →