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世間

JLPT N3 · Vocabulary

世間 — “society, the world, the public”

世間 (read せけん) means society, the world, the public. It appears on the JLPT N3 vocabulary list and is a noun.

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せけん

Meaning

society, the world, the public

世間 in a sentence

世間せけんの目めを気きにする。

I worry about what people think.

The kanji in 世間

世era; world
間gap; interval of time/space

Words that share a kanji with 世間

世話するせわする— to take care of, to look after
世界せかい— world
世紀せいき— century
世の中よのなか— society, the world
中世ちゅうせい— the Middle Ages, medieval period
時間じかん— time
～時間～じかん— ~ hours
～週間～しゅうかん— ~ weeks

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