世界観

Compound of 世界 (sekai, “world”) +‎ 観 (kan, “view”), calque of German Weltanschauung.^[1][2]

• (Tokyo) せかいかん [sèkáꜜìkàǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1][3][4]
• IPA^(key): [se̞ka̠ikã̠ɴ]

世(せ)界(かい)観(かん) • (sekaikan) ^{←せかいくわん (sekaikwan)?}

1. worldview

   ○○の世界観(せかいかん)に浸(ひた)る

   ○○ no sekaikan ni hitaru

   to immerse oneself in the world of X

   ○○さんの絵(え)から窺(うかが)える世界観(せかいかん)は独特(どくとく)で魅力的(みりょくてき)。

   ○○-San no e kara ukagaeru sekaikan wa dokutoku de miryokuteki.

   The worldview that shows through from through X's drawings is unique and captivating.

   • 2011, Barack Obama, 中東と北アフリカに関するバラク・オバマの演説, translation of "Remarks by the President on the Middle East and North Africa":

     たとえ我(われ)々(われ)の世(せ)界(かい)観(かん)にそぐわないと言(い)われようとも、こうした開(ひら)かれた演(えん)説(ぜつ)は重(じゅう)要(よう)である。

     Tatoe wareware no sekaikan ni soguwanai to iwareyō to mo, kō shita hirakareta enzetsu wa jūyō de aru.

     Such open discourse is important even if what is said does not square with our worldview.

2. (fandom slang) a fictional universe
3. (fandom slang) a fictional universe as a holistic system including the rules of the story
4. (fandom slang) official and unofficial works of a fictional universe
5. (academic, slang) characteristics of a genre of fiction
6. (academic, slang) how fictional characters see their universe, especially used in analysis of light novels
7. (1980s, corporate jargon) a fictional universe, especially an anime or manga one

• → Chinese: 世界觀 / 世界观 (shìjièguān)
• → Korean: 세계관 (segyegwan)
• → Vietnamese: thế giới quan