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    3. 小宇宙

    小宇宙

    小しょう宇う宙ちゅう

    microcosmos

    KMT10News #39+1NounScience & MathKanji Vocab17 strokes

    しょううちゅう

    Noun

    1.
    microcosmos, microcosm

    Stroke 0 / 17

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    人にん間げんは小しょう宇う宙ちゅうであると言いわれることがあります。

    It is sometimes said that humans are a microcosm.

    KMT8Science & Mathphilosophy
    この庭てい園えんは、自し然ぜんの美うつくしさを凝ぎょう縮しゅくした小しょう宇う宙ちゅうのようだ。

    This garden is like a microcosm that condenses the beauty of nature.

    KMT10Science & MathNature & EnvironmentArt & Design
    彼かれの作さく品ひんは、個こ人じんの内ない面めん世せ界かいを映うつし出だす小しょう宇う宙ちゅうとして評ひょう価かされている。

    His work is evaluated as a microcosm reflecting the inner world of an individual.

    KMT10Science & MathArt & DesignEmotions & Psychology
    細さい胞ぼう一ひとつ一ひとつが、生せい命めいの神しん秘ぴを秘ひめた小しょう宇う宙ちゅうである。

    Each individual cell is a microcosm holding the mystery of life.

    KMT10Science & MathMedicine & Health
    哲てつ学がく者しゃは、宇う宙ちゅう全ぜん体たいが個こ人じんの意い識しきの中なかに存そん在ざいする小しょう宇う宙ちゅうだと論ろんじた。

    The philosopher argued that the entire universe exists as a microcosm within individual consciousness.

    KMT10Science & Mathphilosophy

    Kanji that make up this word

    小
    ちい.さい・こ-・お-・さ-…(6)
    little・small
    宇
    eaves・roof・house・heaven
    宙
    mid-air・air・space・sky・memorization…(1)
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