Word Meaning 世間

せけん seken

世間 is read as せけん (seken) and means world.

Meaning

English

  1. world
  2. society
  3. people
  4. the public

Reading

Kana

せけん

Romaji

seken

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Synonyms 社会,実社会,世上,世俗,俗世,俗世間,,世の中 Related Words 世界,世の中,多くの人,人々,大衆,大勢,注目する,注目を集める Rank 3234 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

世間話

せけんばなし

small talk

世間体

せけんてい

appearance (in the eyes of society)

世間知らず

せけんしらず

ignorant of the ways of the world

世間並み

せけんなみ

ordinary (esp. life or behavior)

世間的

せけんてき

public (attention, recognition, etc.)

世間離れ

せけんばなれ

becoming unworldly

世代間倫理

せだいかんりんり

intergenerational ethics

世間周知

せけんしゅうち

common knowledge

世代間公平

せだいかんこうへい

intergenerational equity

世間一般

せけんいっぱん

the world in general

世代間交流

せだいかんこうりゅう

intergenerational (social) exchange

Example Sentences

10

かれはせけんのめをきにしている。

He worries about what society thinks.

そのじけんはせけんにおおきなしょうげきをあたえた。

The incident gave the public a great shock.

The world is harsh.

He is ignorant of the world.

It's a small world.

All humans are good at heart.

She is ignorant of the world.

I'm what the world calls an idiot.

She's a bit naive.

She managed to keep up appearances.