Word Meaning 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 seken no kuchi ni to ha taterarenu

世間の口に戸は立てられぬ is read as せけんのくちにとはたてられぬ (seken no kuchi ni to ha taterarenu) and means people will talk.

Meaning

English

  1. people will talk

Reading

Kana

せけんのくちにとはたてられぬ

Romaji

seken no kuchi ni to ha taterarenu

Stroke Sequence

12 Characters • 43 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 37185 Priority F

Related Vocabulary

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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.)

世間周知

せけんしゅうち

common knowledge

世間一般

せけんいっぱん

the world in general

世間一般の通念

せけんいっぱんのつうねん

conventional wisdom

世間

せけん

world

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