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世間 The public - Japanese Dictionary Lookup
世間
English: The public
Romaji:
seken
Kanji: 世間 (17 Strokes)
JLPT Level: ---
Part of Speech: noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)

せけんのくち :: 世間の口 Rumors

せけんのくち :: 世間の口 Rumours

せけんのくち :: 世間の口 Gossip

せけんのくち :: 世間の口 What people say

せけんのめ :: 世間の目 Goldfish bowl

せけんのめ :: 世間の目 Public's attention

せけんのめ :: 世間の目 Public eye

せけんのめ :: 世間の目 Spotlight

せけんいっぱんのつうねん :: 世間一般の通念 Conventional wisdom

せけんいっぱん :: 世間一般 Convention

せけんいっぱん :: 世間一般 Society

せけんいっぱん :: 世間一般 The world in general

せけんはひろいようでせまい :: 世間は広い様で狭い Though it seems big, it's a small world

せけんはひろいようでせまい :: 世間は広いようで狭い Though it seems big, it's a small world

せけんのくちにとはたてられぬ :: 世間の口に戸は立てられぬ People will talk

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

せけんてき :: 世間的 Worldly (fame, desires, etc.)

せけんてき :: 世間的 Social (standing, acceptance, etc.)

せけんてき :: 世間的 Public (attention, recognition, etc.)

Using 世間 in sentences:

(Japanese) おじいさんたち、あの曲がり角に集まっては世間話をするのが好きなのよ。

(English) The old men like to meet on the street corner just to shoot the bull.

(Japanese) やぁ！こんなところで会うなんて思ってもみなかったよ。世間は狭いね？

(English) Hey! I didn't expect to see you here. Small world, isn't it?

(Japanese) あの子ってちょっと世間知らずよね。

(English) She's a bit naive.

(Japanese) 「ほら、早く早く。タトエバっていうサイトが、集めた文章を一つ一セントで売ってるよ！文章を百個買うと一つ無料の特別セールもあるんだよ！」「ああ、そりゃいい！今じゃ世間では趣味として文章を集めるのかい！？世界はどこへ向かっているのやら！」

(English) Honey, quick, quick. There's this website called Tatoeba that's auctioning its sentence collection for a cent each! They've even got special offers like buy 100 sentences and get 1 free! "Ah great! now people collect sentences as a hobby?! What's the world coming to!"

(Japanese) 工場内での火事のニュースは世間を騒がせた。

(English) The news of the fire in the factory caused a sensation.

How do you say The public in Japanese?

Answer: 世間

How many kanji strokes does 世間 have?

Answer: 17

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