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Meaning of 世間(せけん) in Japanese

世間
JLPT 3
Kana Reading
せけん
Romaji
seken
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    world; society
    Example sentence
    世間言うアホす。 I'm what the world calls an idiot.

Examples of 世間, せけん in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 4

5 strokes

generation, world, society, public

On'Yomi: セイ, セ, ソウ

Kun'Yomi: よ, さんじゅう

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JLPT 5

12 strokes

interval, space

On'Yomi: カン, ケン

Kun'Yomi: あいだ, ま, あい

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