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けん

nounnoun (generic)

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Meanings

world, society, people, the public

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Example sentences

世間せけんひろいようでせまいものだ。

The world is small despite seeming large.

彼女かのじょ世間せけんにしすぎる。

She cares too much about what people think.

そんなことをしたら世間せけんずかしい。

It would be embarrassing to society if you did something like that.

かれはまだ世間せけんのことをよくらない若者わかものだ。

He is still a young person who doesn't know much about the world.

世間せけんでは最近さいきんその話題わだいがよくげられている。

That topic has been frequently discussed among the public recently.