“This world” in Japanese
Short answer
This world in Japanese is “娑婆” (shaba). Full meaning: this world, this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world, present world.
Other ways to say “This world” in Japanese
此岸
shigan this world, this life
俗世
zokuse this world, everyday world, earthly existence, mundane life
現生
gensei this world, this life; living in the present
顕界
kenkai this world, present world (as opposed to the realm of the dead)
今世
konsei this world, this life
人世
jinsei this world, life
現世
gense this world, this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
この世
konoyo this world, this life, world of the living
現在世
genzaise this world, this life
今世界
konsekai this world
俗世間
zokuseken this world, earthly world, secular society; ordinary world, everyday life, workaday world
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