Word Meaning 世間は広いようで狭い

せけんはひろいようでせまい seken ha hiroiyoudesemai

世間は広いようで狭い is read as せけんはひろいようでせまい (seken ha hiroiyoudesemai) and means though it seems big, it's a small world.

Meaning

English

  1. though it seems big, it's a small world

Reading

Kana

せけんはひろいようでせまい

Romaji

seken ha hiroiyoudesemai

Writing Variants

  • 世間は広い様で狭い せけんはひろいようでせまい seken ha hiroiyou de semai

Stroke Sequence

10 Characters • 45 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Proverb Rank 57981 Priority J

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

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)

世間並み

せけんなみ

ordinary (esp. life or behavior)

世間知らず

せけんしらず

ignorant of the ways of the world

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