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TOPIK 6noun

현세

hyeonse

현세가 · 현세를

this world, this life, the present world

Example

그 종교는 내세보다 현세의 행복을 더 중요하게 여겨요.

That religion values happiness in this life more than the afterlife.

Word parts

현 present세 world

Literally 'the present world'.

Good to know

Formal word; in everyday speech people say 이승 (this world) versus 저승 (the next).