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あの世 (あのよ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

あの世よ

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

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noun

the other world; the next world; the world beyond; the afterlife

Refers to the world after death, often contrasted with この世 (this world). Used in religious, spiritual, and everyday contexts.

See also: この世

祖そ母ぼはあの世よへ旅たび立だった。
My grandmother departed for the other world.

あの世よでまた会あおう。

Let's meet again in the next world.

Written forms

あの世よUsage100%
Standard kanji-kana spelling; the most common written form.
彼あの世よUsage<1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; learners are unlikely to encounter it.

Kanji

世generation, world, society
彼he, that, the

Similar words

この世よ
この世 means 'this world' or 'the present life', while あの世 refers to the world after death.
来らい世せ
来世 is a more formal Buddhist term for 'the next life' or 'the world to come', whereas あの世 is a common, everyday expression.

Etymology

Compound of あの (that, distal) and 世 (world, realm). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it has been used since classical Japanese to refer to the world after death.