世
- On
- せい;せ;そう
- Kun
- よ
- Stroke count
- 5
・generation
・world
・society
・public
Japanese dictionary
Dictionary: “世間”
世間
せけん
world; society; people; the public
Kanji details
Kun/On information
間
- On
- かん;けん
- Kun
- あいだ;ま;あい
- Stroke count
- 12
・interval
・space
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Related words to 世間
世間並み
せけんなみ
ordinary (esp. life or behavior);typical;conventional;standard;average
世間体
せけんてい
appearance (in the eyes of society);decency
世間知らず
せけんしらず
ignorant of the ways of the world
世間話
せけんばなし
small talk;chat;gossip
世間の口
せけんのくち
what people say;gossip;rumours;rumors
世間の口に戸は立てられぬ
せけんのくちにとはたてられぬ
people will talk
世間の目
せけんのめ
spotlight;public eye;public's attention;goldfish bowl
世間は広いようで狭い
せけんはひろいようでせまい
though it seems big, it's a small world
世間一般
せけんいっぱん
the world in general;society;convention
世間一般の通念
せけんいっぱんのつうねん
conventional wisdom
世間周知
せけんしゅうち
common knowledge;widely known;known to everybody
世間擦れ
せけんずれ
worldly wise;sophisticated;street smart;knowledge of the world (acquired in the school of hard knocks);toughness
世間様
せけんさま
world;society;people;the public
世間的
せけんてき
public (attention, recognition, etc.);social (standing, acceptance, etc.);worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
世間知
せけんち
worldly wisdom;knowledge of the ways of the world
世間離れ
せけんばなれ
becoming unworldly;being free from worldliness;not keeping up with social norms
世間さま
せけんさま
world;society;people;the public
世間ずれ
せけんずれ
worldly wise;sophisticated;street smart;knowledge of the world (acquired in the school of hard knocks);toughness
世間なみ
せけんなみ
ordinary (esp. life or behavior);typical;conventional;standard;average
世間は広い様で狭い
せけんはひろいようでせまい
though it seems big, it's a small world
世間ばなし
せけんばなし
small talk;chat;gossip
世間ばなれ
せけんばなれ
becoming unworldly;being free from worldliness;not keeping up with social norms
世間智
せけんち
worldly wisdom;knowledge of the ways of the world
世間並
せけんなみ
ordinary (esp. life or behavior);typical;conventional;standard;average