Word Meaning 世間擦れ

せけんずれ sekenzure

世間擦れ is read as せけんずれ (sekenzure) and means worldly wise.

Meaning

English

  1. worldly wise
  2. sophisticated
  3. street smart
  4. knowledge of the world (acquired in the school of hard knocks)
  5. toughness

Reading

Kana

せけんずれ

Romaji

sekenzure

Writing Variants

  • 世間ずれ せけんずれ sekenzure

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 36 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 68851 Priority K

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