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世間知らず

Reading

Kana: せけんしらず
Romaji: sekenshirazu
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Definition

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ignorant of the ways of the world

Kanji

Readings: セイ、 セ、 ソウ、 よ、 さんじゅう
Meanings: generation, world, society, public
Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい
Meanings: interval, space
Readings: チ、 し.る、 し.らせる
Meanings: know, wisdom

Example Sentences

(わたし)世間知(せけんし)らずだ。
➥He is ignorant of the world.
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(つま)世間知(せけんし)らずです。
➥My wife is ignorant of the world.
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(かれ)世間知(せけんし)らずである。
➥He is ignorant of the world.
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(かれ)世間知(せけんし)らずだ。
➥He is ignorant of the world.
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彼女(かのじょ)世間知(せけんし)らずだ。
➥She is ignorant of the world.
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彼女(かのじょ)(まった)世間知(せけんし)らずだ。
➥She is quite ignorant of the world.
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