異世界

Chinese

		different; unusual; strange	world; realm governed by a Buddha
trad. (異世界)		異	世界
simp. (异世界)		异	世界

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yìshìjiè

(Zhuyin): ㄧˋ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yìshìjiè
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yìshìhjiè
  - Wade–Giles: i⁴-shih⁴-chieh⁴
  - Yale: yì-shr̀-jyè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihshyhjieh
  - Palladius: ишицзе (išicze)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/

Noun

異世界

(fiction, fantasy) another world

Japanese

Kanji in this term
異	世	界
い Grade: 6	せ Grade: 3	かい Grade: 3
on'yomi

Etymology

From 異 (i-, “different”) +‎ 世界 (sekai, “world”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) いせかい [ìséꜜkàì] (Nakadaka – [2])
IPA^(key): [ise̞ka̠i]

Noun

異(い)世(せ)界(かい) • (isekai)

another world
Synonyms: 異界 (ikai), 別天地 (bettenchi)
(fantasy, chiefly Japanese fiction) the isekai genre
Synonym: 異世界ファンタジー (isekai fantajī)

Descendants

→ English: isekai (noun), isekai (verb)

See also

異(い)次(じ)元(げん) (ijigen, “different dimension”)
仮(か)想(そう)世(せ)界(かい) (kasō sekai, “virtual world”)
なろう系(けい) (narō-kei, “overdone cliché isekai fiction”)

Korean

Hanja in this term
異	世	界

Noun

異世界 • (isegye) (hangeul 이세계)

hanja form^? of 이세계 (“isekai”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
異	世	界

Noun

異世界

chữ Hán form of dị thế giới (“isekai”)