Word Meaning 僭越

せんえつ senetsu

僭越 is read as せんえつ (senetsu) and means presumptuous.

Meaning

English

presumptuous
arrogant
audacious
forward
insolent

Reading

Kana

せんえつ

Romaji

senetsu

Writing Variants

僣越せんえつ senetsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

僭上越権

せんじょうえっけん

overstepping one's powers (competence, authority)

僭越ながら

せんえつながら

by your leave

超越

ちょうえつ

transcendence

上越

じょうえつ

area on Japan Sea side of Japan, including Niigata

中越

ちゅうえつ

Chūetsu (region in Niigata)

卓越

たくえつ

preeminence

優越

ゆうえつ

supremacy

株式会社不二越

かぶしきがいしゃふじこし

Nachi-Fujikoshi Corporation

自己超越

じこちょうえつ

self-transcendence

障害飛越

しょうがいひえつ

show jumping (equestrian event)

激越

げきえつ

violent

日越

にちえつ

Japan and Vietnam

Example Sentences

僭越な心があれば、やがて信頼を失う。

せんえつなこころがあれば、やがてしんらいをうしなう。

If one has an arrogant, overstepping heart, one will eventually lose trust.